GRE Word List
CONFLAGRATION
fire
The meaning of the word conflagration is fire.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
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| pastry | a dough that is used to make pies and other baked goods and typically has a high fat content : paste |
| blues | low spirits : melancholy |
| atavism | recurrence in an organism of a trait or character typical of an ancestral form and usually due to genetic recombination |
| ambush | to attack by surprise from a hidden place : waylay |
| perspicuous | plain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation |
| mutter | to utter sounds or words indistinctly or with a low voice and with the lips partly closed |
| timorous | of a timid disposition : fearful |
| patrician | a member of one of the original citizen families of ancient Rome |
| fanfare | a short and lively sounding of trumpets |
| chaotic | marked by chaos or being in a state of chaos : completely confused or disordered |