GRE Word List

CONFLAGRATION

fire

The meaning of the word conflagration is fire.

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WordMeaning
unmitigatednot lessened : unrelieved
heterogeneousconsisting of dissimilar or diverse ingredients or constituents : mixed
apprehensiveviewing the future with anxiety or alarm : feeling or showing fear or apprehension about the future
insubordinationdisobedient to authority
legacya gift by will especially of money or other personal property : bequest
fosterhaving, relating to, or being the relationship between a foster parent and the child who the foster parent cares for
urgentcalling for immediate attention : pressing
profaneto treat (something sacred) with abuse, irreverence, or contempt : desecrate
gadflyany of various flies (such as a horsefly, botfly, or warble fly) that bite or annoy livestock
glareto shine with a harsh uncomfortably brilliant light