GRE Word List
CONFLAGRATION
great fire
The meaning of the word conflagration is great fire.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| succumb | yield (to something overwhelming); give in; die; Ex. succumb to the illness |
| evasive | not frank; trying to hide the truth; eluding; evading; V. evade: avoid (a duty or responsibility) or escape from by deceit |
| belabor | harp on; dwell on tediously; explain or go over excessively or to a ridiculous degree; assail verbally; beat severely; attack physically |
| censor | (in ancient Rome) overseer of morals (also taking the census); person who eliminates inappropriate matter; V. |
| motif | theme; recurrent thematic element in a musical or literary work; single or repeated pattern; figure |
| bravado | swagger; assumed air of defiance; false show of bravery |
| blasphemy | irreverence; sacrilege; cursing; bad language about God or holy things; V. blasphem; ADJ. blasphemous; CF. sacrilege |
| terminus | last stop of railroad; end |
| subjugate | conquer; bring under control |
| cringe | shrink back as if in fear; cower |