GRE Word List
INSTIGATE
to goad or urge forward : provoke
The meaning of the word instigate is to goad or urge forward : provoke.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| dehydrate | to remove bound water or hydrogen and oxygen from (a chemical compound) in the proportion in which they form water |
| comity | friendly social atmosphere : social harmony |
| trample | tramp |
| sanguinary | bloodthirsty |
| bombastic | marked by or given to speech or writing that is given exaggerated importance by artificial or empty means : marked by or given to bombast : pompous |
| whim | a capricious or eccentric and often sudden idea or turn of the mind : fancy |
| willful | obstinately and often perversely self-willed |
| alliteration | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) |
| indeterminate | not definitely or precisely determined or fixed : vague |
| ambidextrous | using both hands with equal ease or dexterity |