GRE Word List
INSTIGATE
to goad or urge forward : provoke
The meaning of the word instigate is to goad or urge forward : provoke.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| dispel | to drive away or cause to vanish by or as if by scattering : dissipate |
| provision | the act or process of providing |
| abstain | to choose not to do or have something : to refrain deliberately and often with an effort of self-denial from an action or practice |
| allure | to entice by charm or attraction |
| seasonal | of, relating to, or varying in occurrence according to the season |
| caldron | a large kettle or boiler |
| interstice | a space that intervenes between things |
| pall | to lose strength or effectiveness |
| swarthy | of a dark color, complexion, or cast |
| prosaic | characteristic of prose as distinguished from poetry : factual |