GRE Word List
CONFLAGRATION
fire
The meaning of the word conflagration is fire.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| brandish | to shake or wave (something, such as a weapon) menacingly |
| petrify | to convert (organic matter) into stone or a substance of stony hardness by the infiltration of water and the deposition of dissolved mineral matter |
| gradation | a series forming successive stages |
| bulwark | a solid wall-like structure raised for defense : rampart |
| throes | pang |
| consanguineous | of the same blood or origin |
| serrated | notched or toothed on the edge |
| sinewy | full of sinews: such as |
| uproar | a state of commotion, excitement, or violent disturbance |
| conglomerate | made up of parts from various sources or of various kinds |