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

WordMeaning
imbecilitythe quality or state of being very stupid or foolish : utter foolishness
witticisma cleverly witty and often biting or ironic remark
equityjustice according to natural law or right
espionagethe practice of spying or using spies to obtain information about the plans and activities especially of a foreign government or a competing company
negligencethe quality or state of being negligent
languiddrooping or flagging from or as if from exhaustion : weak
blemishto spoil by a flaw
discernibleable to be perceived by a sense (such as sight or smell) or by the mind : capable of being discerned
stridentcharacterized by harsh, insistent, and discordant sound
chimericalexisting only as the product of unchecked imagination : fantastically visionary (see visionary