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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|---|---|
| ennui | a feeling of weariness and dissatisfaction : boredom |
| shrewd | marked by clever discerning awareness and hardheaded acumen |
| gale | a strong current of air: |
| rote | the use of memory usually with little intelligence |
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| microcosm | a little world |
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| exemplify | to show or illustrate by example |
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