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 |
|---|---|
| fake | not true, real, or genuine : counterfeit |
| innocuous | producing no injury : harmless |
| smug | highly self-satisfied |
| bogus | not genuine : counterfeit |
| dissuade | to advise (a person) against something |
| sadistic | of, relating to, or characterized by sadism |
| sear | being dried and withered |
| connubial | of or relating to the married state : conjugal |
| magnanimity | the quality of being magnanimous : loftiness of spirit enabling one to bear trouble calmly, to disdain meanness and pettiness, and to display a noble generosity |
| usury | the lending of money with an interest charge for its use |