GRE Word List
KINDLE
to start (a fire) burning : light
The meaning of the word kindle is to start (a fire) burning : light.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pass_off | present falsely; represent falsely to be |
| retrench | cut down |
| penumbra | a space of partial illumination (as in an eclipse) between the perfect shadow on all sides and the full light |
| condescend | to assume an air of superiority |
| revert | to come or go back (as to a former condition, period, or subject) |
| recant | to withdraw or repudiate (a statement or belief) formally and publicly : renounce |
| ferocious | exhibiting or given to extreme fierceness and unrestrained violence and brutality |
| irrepressible | impossible to repress, restrain, or control |
| abstemious | marked by restraint especially in the eating of food or drinking of alcohol |
| caldron | a large kettle or boiler |