A minor dispute over water rights could instigate a broader conflict between the two neighboring agricultural communities.
一场关于水权的小纠纷可能引发两个相邻农业社区之间更广泛的冲突。
Which choice best defines “instigate”?
A — To provoke or incite.. “instigate” means To provoke or incite..
Which word means “To provoke or incite.”?
D — instigate. “instigate” means To provoke or incite..
instigate — To provoke or incite.. In Chinese: 煽动；教唆.
instigate is pronounced //ˈɪnstɪɡeɪt//.
A minor dispute over water rights could instigate a broader conflict between the two neighboring agricultural communities. (一场关于水权的小纠纷可能引发两个相邻农业社区之间更广泛的冲突。)
provoke, incite, trigger — all close in meaning to instigate (To provoke or incite.).
suppress, quell — each the opposite of instigate (To provoke or incite.).
Yes. instigate is on the SAT Prep Difficult list — the higher-register words that decide the hard questions. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
in- + stig(刺) → 戳一下 → 挑动。