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 |
|---|---|
| phenomena | phenomenon |
| talon | the claw of an animal and especially of a bird of prey |
| reconnaissance | a preliminary survey to gain information |
| figurative | representing by a figure or resemblance : emblematic |
| artery | any of the tubular branching muscular- and elastic-walled vessels that carry blood from the heart through the body |
| cumulative | increasing by successive additions |
| hallucination | a sensory perception (such as a visual image or a sound) that occurs in the absence of an actual external stimulus and usually arises from neurological disturbance (such as that associated with delirium tremens, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, or narcolepsy) or in response to drugs (such as LSD or phencyclidine) |
| surmise | a thought or idea based on scanty evidence : conjecture |
| upshot | the final result : outcome |
| charm | the chanting or reciting of a magic spell : incantation |