stoke

verbCommon GRE wordMore S words

to stir up or intensify a feeling or fire

In a sentence

Stoke in a sentence

Here is an example sentence showing stoke in a sentence.

The speech only stoked the crowd's anger.

Synonyms

fuelincitekindle

Antonyms

quellextinguish

Keep going

to deliberately damage or obstruct something, especially in secret

an intensely sweet, calorie-free artificial sweetener

excessively sweet or sentimental in a cloying way

regarded as too important or sacred to be altered or criticized

having keen practical judgment and discernment

soundness of judgment and acuteness of discernment

most noticeable or important; standing out prominently

of a sickly yellowish or pale complexion

Common questions

Stoke (verb) means to stir up or intensify a feeling or fire

Here is stoke used in an example sentence: "The speech only stoked the crowd's anger."

Common synonyms for stoke include fuel, incite, kindle.

Antonyms of stoke include quell, extinguish.

Stoke is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

Vocabulary sticks when you meet it in real sentences. Practise these words inside text completion and sentence equivalence questions.