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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dispelto drive away or cause to vanish by or as if by scattering : dissipate
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allureto entice by charm or attraction
seasonalof, relating to, or varying in occurrence according to the season
caldrona large kettle or boiler
intersticea space that intervenes between things
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