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 |
|---|---|
| outwit | to get the better of by superior cleverness : outsmart |
| pang | a brief piercing spasm of pain |
| kudos | praise given for achievement |
| scaffold | a temporary or movable platform for workers (such as bricklayers, painters, or miners) to stand or sit on when working at a height above the floor or ground |
| ulterior | going beyond what is openly said or shown and especially what is proper |
| presage | something that foreshadows or portends a future event : omen |
| expedite | to accelerate the process or progress of : speed up |
| cadaver | a dead body |
| quell | to thoroughly overwhelm and reduce to submission or passivity |
| incognito | with one's identity concealed |