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 |
|---|---|
| arduous | hard to accomplish or achieve : difficult |
| pervert | to cause to turn aside or away from what is good or true or morally right : corrupt |
| tendentious | marked by a tendency in favor of a particular point of view : biased |
| ravel | to become unwoven, untwisted, or unwound : fray |
| chuckle | to laugh inwardly or quietly |
| scrimmage | a minor battle : skirmish |
| dissent | to withhold assent or approval |
| annihilate | to cause to cease to exist : to do away with entirely so that nothing remains |
| scrupulous | having moral integrity : acting in strict regard for what is considered right or proper |
| bulwark | a solid wall-like structure raised for defense : rampart |