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 |
|---|---|
| idiosyncrasy | a peculiarity of constitution or temperament : an individualizing characteristic or quality |
| exceptionable | being likely to cause objection : objectionable |
| introspective | characterized by examination of one's own thoughts and feelings : thoughtfully reflective : employing, marked by, or tending to introspection |
| quip | a clever usually taunting remark : gibe |
| kismet | fate |
| obsidian | a dark natural glass formed by the cooling of molten lava |
| imponderable | not ponderable : incapable of being weighed or evaluated with exactness |
| provenance | origin |
| interim | an intervening time : interval |
| implode | to burst inward |