GRE Word List
CONFLAGRATION
fire
The meaning of the word conflagration is fire.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| careen | to put (a ship or boat) on a beach especially in order to clean, caulk, or repair the hull |
| desultory | marked by lack of definite plan, regularity, or purpose |
| gazette | newspaper |
| rectify | to set right : remedy |
| derogatory | expressive of a low opinion : disparaging |
| pare | to trim off an outside, excess, or irregular part of |
| cumulative | increasing by successive additions |
| disinterested | not having the mind or feelings engaged (see engaged |
| impious | not pious : lacking in reverence or proper respect (as for God or one's parents) : irreverent |
| precocious | exceptionally early in development or occurrence |