GRE Word List
KINDLE
to start (a fire) burning : light
The meaning of the word kindle is to start (a fire) burning : light.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| conciliatory | intended to gain goodwill or favor or to reduce hostility : tending or intended to conciliate |
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |
| addle | rotten |
| herpetologist | a branch of zoology dealing with reptiles and amphibians |
| imbue | endow |
| progeny | descendants |
| repugnance | the quality or fact of being contradictory or inconsistent |
| propitious | favorably disposed : benevolent |
| edict | a proclamation having the force of law |
| colossal | of, relating to, or resembling a colossus |