GRE Word List
CONFLAGRATION
fire
The meaning of the word conflagration is fire.
Random words
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estranged | having lost former closeness and affection : in a state of alienation from a previous close or familial relationship |
purchase | to obtain by paying money or its equivalent : buy |
sift | to put through a sieve |
advocate | one who defends or maintains a cause or proposal |
hortatory | hortative |
brazen | made of brass |
discrepancy | the quality or state of disagreeing or being at variance |
apologist | someone who speaks or writes in defense of someone or something that is typically controversial, unpopular, or subject to criticism |
transcendental | transcendent |
avocation | a subordinate occupation pursued in addition to one's vocation especially for enjoyment : hobby |