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 |
|---|---|
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| sagacious | of keen and farsighted penetration and judgment : discerning |
| eddy | a current of water or air running contrary to the main current |
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| alluvial | relating to, composed of, or found in alluvium |
| moribund | being in the state of dying : approaching death |
| sardonic | disdainfully or skeptically humorous : derisively mocking |
| fictitious | of, relating to, or characteristic of fiction : imaginary |
| amplify | to expand (something, such as a statement) by the use of detail or illustration or by closer analysis |
| gaudy | ostentatiously or tastelessly ornamented |