GRE Word List
CONFLAGRATION
fire
The meaning of the word conflagration is fire.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| palimpsest | writing material (such as a parchment or tablet) used one or more times after earlier writing has been erased |
| sybarite | voluptuary |
| instigate | to goad or urge forward : provoke |
| unwieldy | not easily managed, handled, or used (as because of bulk, weight, complexity, or awkwardness) : cumbersome |
| atypical | not typical : irregular |
| limber | having a supple and resilient quality (as of mind or body) : agile |
| missile | capable of being thrown or projected to strike a distant object |
| wistful | full of yearning or desire tinged with melancholy |
| rasp | to rub with something rough |
| knell | a stroke or sound of a bell especially when rung slowly (as for a death, funeral, or disaster) |