GRE Word List
CONFLAGRATION
fire
The meaning of the word conflagration is fire.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| portend | to give an omen or anticipatory sign of |
| extenuate | to lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of (something, such as a fault or offense) by making partial excuses : mitigate |
| propound | to offer for discussion or consideration |
| seasonable | suitable to the season or circumstances : timely |
| truncate | to shorten by or as if by cutting off |
| consort | associate |
| palm | any of a family (Palmae synonym Arecaceae) of mostly tropical or subtropical monocotyledonous trees, shrubs, or vines with usually a simple stem and a terminal crown of large pinnate or fan-shaped leaves |
| pinion | the terminal section of a bird's wing including the carpus, metacarpus, and phalanges |
| prim | to give a prim or demure expression to |
| dormant | represented on a coat of arms in a lying position with the head on the forepaws |