GRE Word List
CONFLAGRATION
fire
The meaning of the word conflagration is fire.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sluice | an artificial passage for water (as in a millstream) fitted with a valve or gate for stopping or regulating flow |
| nicety | the quality or state of being nice |
| vociferous | marked by or given to vehement insistent outcry |
| supernumerary | exceeding the usual, stated, or prescribed number |
| expostulation | an act or an instance of expostulating |
| obfuscate | to throw into shadow : darken |
| sustain | to give support or relief to |
| contingent | dependent on or conditioned by something else |
| monograph | a learned treatise on a small area of learning |
| unceremonious | not ceremonious : informal |