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 |
|---|---|
| insightful | exhibiting or characterized by insight |
| injurious | inflicting or tending to inflict injury : detrimental |
| schematic | of or relating to a scheme or schema |
| denouement | the final outcome of the main dramatic complication in a literary work |
| diverse | differing from one another : unlike |
| fatuous | complacently or inanely foolish : silly |
| replete | fully or abundantly provided or filled |
| bout | a spell or period of activity: such as |
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| polemical | of, relating to, or being a polemic : controversial |