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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| falter | to walk unsteadily : stumble |
| apathy | lack of feeling or emotion : impassiveness |
| impasse | a predicament affording no obvious escape |
| bulge | to jut out : swell |
| touchy | marked by readiness to take offense on slight provocation |
| disinterested | not having the mind or feelings engaged (see engaged |
| pathos | an element in experience or in artistic representation evoking pity or compassion |
| dormant | represented on a coat of arms in a lying position with the head on the forepaws |
| cognate | of the same or similar nature : generically alike |
| minuscule | very small |