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 |
|---|---|
| preempt | to acquire (something, such as land) by preemption |
| equilibrium | a state of intellectual or emotional balance : poise |
| seduce | to persuade to disobedience or disloyalty |
| prefatory | of, relating to, or constituting a preface |
| deluge | an overflowing of the land by water |
| inquisitive | given to examination or investigation |
| threat | an expression of intention to inflict evil, injury, or damage |
| lineage | descent in a line from a common progenitor |
| rational | having reason or understanding |
| coup | a sudden decisive exercise of force in politics and especially the violent overthrow or alteration of an existing government by a small group : coup d'Γ©tat |