GRE Word List
CONFLAGRATION
fire
The meaning of the word conflagration is fire.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| galleon | a heavy square-rigged sailing ship of the 15th to early 18th centuries used for war or commerce especially by the Spanish |
| understate | to represent as less than is the case |
| destitute | lacking something needed or desirable |
| esoteric | designed for or understood by the specially initiated alone |
| decollete | wearing a strapless or low-necked dress |
| parish | the ecclesiastical unit of area committed to one pastor |
| impertinent | given to or characterized by insolent rudeness |
| glutton | one given habitually to greedy and voracious eating and drinking |
| palliate | to reduce the violence of (a disease) |
| metropolis | the chief or capital city of a country, state, or region |