GRE Word List

CONFLAGRATION

fire

The meaning of the word conflagration is fire.

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WordMeaning
lingerto be slow in parting or in quitting something : tarry
outspokendirect and open in speech or expression : frank
willfulobstinately and often perversely self-willed
homeostasisa relatively stable state of equilibrium or a tendency toward such a state between the different but interdependent elements or groups of elements of an organism, population, or group
adamantunshakable or insistent especially in maintaining a position or opinion : unyielding
authenticateto prove or serve to prove to be real, true, or genuine
potpourria mixture of flowers, herbs, and spices that is usually kept in a jar and used for scent
fatuouscomplacently or inanely foolish : silly
retaliateto return like for like
centripetalproceeding or acting in a direction toward a center or axis