GRE Word List

CONFLAGRATION

fire

The meaning of the word conflagration is fire.

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WordMeaning
derivativea word formed from another word or base : a word formed by derivation
litotesunderstatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy")
fatalisma doctrine that events are fixed in advance so that human beings are powerless to change them
harryto make a pillaging or destructive raid on : assault
azurethe blue color of the clear sky
doggedmarked by stubborn determination
graduatedmarked with divisions indicating degrees or units of measurement
lanknot well filled out : slender
jumbleto move in a confused or disordered manner
aperturean opening or open space : hole