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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WordMeaning
pass_offpresent falsely; represent falsely to be
retrenchcut down
penumbraa space of partial illumination (as in an eclipse) between the perfect shadow on all sides and the full light
condescendto assume an air of superiority
revertto come or go back (as to a former condition, period, or subject)
recantto withdraw or repudiate (a statement or belief) formally and publicly : renounce
ferociousexhibiting or given to extreme fierceness and unrestrained violence and brutality
irrepressibleimpossible to repress, restrain, or control
abstemiousmarked by restraint especially in the eating of food or drinking of alcohol
caldrona large kettle or boiler