GRE Word List
CONFLAGRATION
fire
The meaning of the word conflagration is fire.
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|---|---|
| intoxicate | to excite or stupefy by alcohol or a drug especially to the point where physical and mental control is markedly diminished |
| wrinkle | a small ridge or furrow especially when formed on a surface by the shrinking or contraction of a smooth substance : crease |
| turpitude | inherent baseness : depravity |
| unbridled | unrestrained |
| vilify | to utter slanderous and abusive statements against : defame |
| penance | an act of self-abasement, mortification (see mortification |
| bigotry | obstinate or intolerant devotion to one's own opinions and prejudices : the state of mind of a bigot |
| annals | a record of events arranged in yearly sequence |
| relic | an object esteemed and venerated because of association with a saint or martyr |
| dormer | a window set vertically in a structure projecting through a sloping roof |