GRE vocabulary
kindle
to ignite or arouse a feeling or activity
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Questions about “kindle”
Kindle (verb) means to ignite or arouse a feeling or activity
Here is kindle used in an example sentence: "The lecture kindled in her a lifelong fascination with astronomy."
Common synonyms for kindle include ignite, spark, arouse, inflame.
Antonyms of kindle include extinguish, quell, smother.
Kindle is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.
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