GRE Word List
CONFLAGRATION
fire
The meaning of the word conflagration is fire.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pulverize | to reduce (as by crushing, beating, or grinding) to very small particles : atomize |
| assuage | to lessen the intensity of (something that pains or distresses) : ease |
| humane | marked by compassion, sympathy, or consideration for humans or animals |
| gentry | upper or ruling class : aristocracy |
| cadet | a younger brother or son |
| enfranchise | to set free (as from slavery) |
| predator | an organism that primarily obtains food by the killing and consuming of other organisms : an organism that lives by predation |
| embitter | to excite bitter feelings in |
| hazardous | involving or exposing one to risk (as of loss or harm) |
| topography | the art or practice of graphic delineation in detail usually on maps or charts of natural and man-made features of a place or region especially in a way to show their relative positions and elevations |