GRE Word List
CONFLAGRATION
fire
The meaning of the word conflagration is fire.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| unprepossessing | not tending to create a favorable impression : not prepossessing |
| forestall | to exclude, hinder, or prevent (something) by prior occupation or measures |
| forebears | ancestor |
| vie | to strive for superiority : contend |
| asperity | roughness of manner or of temper : harshness of behavior or speech that expresses bitterness or anger |
| bevy | a large group or collection |
| discordant | being at variance : disagreeing |
| venison | the edible flesh of a game animal and especially a deer |
| quizzical | comically quaint |
| bridle | the headgear with which a horse is governed and which carries a bit (see bit |