GRE Word List
CONFLAGRATION
fire
The meaning of the word conflagration is fire.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| suborn | to induce secretly to do an unlawful thing |
| subliminal | inadequate to produce a sensation or a perception |
| char | any of a genus (Salvelinus) of small-scaled trouts with light-colored spots |
| importunate | troublesomely urgent : overly persistent in request or demand |
| constituency | a body of citizens entitled to elect a representative (as to a legislative or executive position) |
| institutionalize | to make into an institution : give character of an institution to |
| orifice | an opening (such as a vent, mouth, or hole) through which something may pass |
| careen | to put (a ship or boat) on a beach especially in order to clean, caulk, or repair the hull |
| catechism | oral instruction |
| shackle | something (such as a manacle or fetter) that confines the legs or arms |