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 |
|---|---|
| lament | to mourn aloud : wail |
| abut | to border on : to touch along an edge |
| earthy | of, relating to, or consisting of earth |
| inanimate | not animate: |
| pious | marked by or showing reverence for deity and devotion to divine worship |
| repository | a place, room, or container where something is deposited or stored : depository |
| buffoonery | foolish or playful behavior or practice |
| shyster | a person who is professionally unscrupulous especially in the practice of law or politics : pettifogger |
| inextricable | forming a maze or tangle from which it is impossible to get free |
| unwarranted | lacking adequate or official support : not warranted : unjustified |