GRE Word List
CONFLAGRATION
fire
The meaning of the word conflagration is fire.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| abridge | to shorten by omission of words without sacrifice of sense : condense |
| misconstrue | to interpret (something, such as a statement or action) wrongly : misinterpret |
| preclude | to make impossible by necessary consequence : rule out in advance |
| rotunda | a round building |
| tint | a usually slight or pale coloration : hue |
| shoot | to eject or impel or cause to be ejected or impelled by a sudden release of tension (as of a bowstring or slingshot or by a flick of a finger) |
| skinflint | a person who would save, gain, or extort money by any means : miser |
| unfaltering | not wavering or weakening : firm |
| abstain | to choose not to do or have something : to refrain deliberately and often with an effort of self-denial from an action or practice |
| uniformity | the quality or state of being uniform |