GRE Word List
CONFLAGRATION
fire
The meaning of the word conflagration is fire.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
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| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| handsome | having a pleasing and usually impressive or dignified appearance |
| droop | to hang or incline downward |
| libel | a written statement in which a plaintiff in certain courts sets forth the cause of action or the relief sought |
| martyr | a person who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty of witnessing to and refusing to renounce a religion |
| retard | to delay or impede the development or progress of : to slow up especially by preventing or hindering advance or accomplishment |
| arroyo | a watercourse (such as a creek) in an arid region |
| headstrong | not easily restrained : impatient of control, advice, or suggestions |
| magnanimity | the quality of being magnanimous : loftiness of spirit enabling one to bear trouble calmly, to disdain meanness and pettiness, and to display a noble generosity |
| despise | to look down on with disrespect or aversion |