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Word: instigate

Definition: start; urge; provoke; incite; Ex. instigate a search/quarrel


More Vocab Words

::: chant - tune(melody) in which a number of words are sung on the same note; V: sing (a chant); utter (a slogan) in the manner of a chant
::: salvage - rescue (goods or property) from loss; N: saving; property saved
::: astronomical - enormously large or extensive
::: fundamental - basic; primary; essential
::: plumber - one who installs and repairs pipes and plumbing(pipes)
::: marginal - of a margin; barely within a limit; Ex. marginal effect/writing ability
::: secrete - conceal; hide away or cache; produce and release a substance into an organism; CF. secretive
::: cohorts - group of people who share some common quality; armed band; a group of between 300 and 600 soldiers under one commander (in the ancient Rome)
::: ingrained - deeply established; firmly rooted; Ex. ingrained dirt/prejudice
::: haunt - (of a spirit) visit (a place); come to mind continually; visit (a place) regularly; frequent; Ex. haunted house; Ex. haunted by his last words; N: place much frequented