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 |
|---|---|
| nether | situated down or below : lower |
| pass_off | present falsely; represent falsely to be |
| rebuff | to reject or criticize sharply : snub |
| dearth | scarcity that makes dear |
| egoism | a doctrine that individual self-interest is the actual motive of all conscious action |
| venerate | to regard with reverential respect or with admiring deference |
| default | failure to do something required by duty or law : neglect |
| scruple | a unit of capacity equal to ¹/₂₄ Apothecaries' ounce see Weights and Measures Table |
| institute | something that is instituted: such as |
| hackneyed | lacking in freshness or originality |