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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WordMeaning
ulteriorgoing beyond what is openly said or shown and especially what is proper
annotateto make or furnish critical or explanatory notes or comment
superfluousexceeding what is sufficient or necessary : extra
centurionan officer commanding a Roman century
freebooterpirate
solitudethe quality or state of being alone or remote from society : seclusion
coronera usually elected public officer who is typically not required to have specific medical qualifications and whose principal duty is to inquire by an inquest into the cause of any death which there is reason to suppose is not due to natural causes compare medical examiner
fazeto disturb the composure of : disconcert
diurnalactive chiefly in the daytime
sepulchera place of burial : tomb