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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insightfulexhibiting or characterized by insight
injuriousinflicting or tending to inflict injury : detrimental
schematicof or relating to a scheme or schema
denouementthe final outcome of the main dramatic complication in a literary work
diversediffering from one another : unlike
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repletefully or abundantly provided or filled
bouta spell or period of activity: such as
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polemicalof, relating to, or being a polemic : controversial