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 |
|---|---|
| prance | to spring from the hind legs or move by so doing |
| convulsion | an abnormal violent and involuntary contraction or series of contractions of the muscles |
| inquisitor | one who inquires or makes inquisition |
| ruminate | to go over in the mind repeatedly and often casually or slowly |
| imponderable | not ponderable : incapable of being weighed or evaluated with exactness |
| patronize | to act as patron of : provide aid or support for |
| analgesic | an agent producing diminished sensation to pain without loss of consciousness : a drug that is used to relieve pain and produce analgesia |
| drastic | acting rapidly or violently |
| infamous | having a reputation of the worst kind : notoriously evil |
| pluck | to pull or pick off or out |