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 |
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| insurmountable | incapable of being surmounted : insuperable |
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| chaff | the seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain |
| lofty | elevated in character and spirit : noble |
| vernal | of, relating to, or occurring in the spring |
| impregnate | to cause to be filled, imbued, permeated, or saturated |
| dapper | neat and trim in appearance |
| orient | to direct (something, such as a book or film) toward the interests of a particular group |
| circumvent | to manage to get around especially by ingenuity or stratagem |
| shackle | something (such as a manacle or fetter) that confines the legs or arms |