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 |
|---|---|
| forfeit | something forfeited or subject to being forfeited (as for a crime, offense, or neglect of duty) : penalty |
| din | a loud continued noise |
| gruel | a thin porridge |
| approbation | commendation |
| ramify | to split up into branches or constituent parts |
| capacious | containing or capable of containing a great deal |
| abolish | to end the observance or effect of (something, such as a law) : to completely do away with (something) : annul |
| puzzle | to offer or represent to (someone) a problem difficult to solve or a situation difficult to resolve : challenge mentally |
| scapegoat | a goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur |
| perennial | present at all seasons of the year |