GRE Word List

CONFLAGRATION

fire

The meaning of the word conflagration is fire.

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cupidityinordinate desire for wealth : avarice
prostratestretched out with face on the ground in adoration or submission
incinerateto cause to burn to ashes
auxiliaryoffering or providing help
monarchyundivided rule or absolute sovereignty by a single person
complementaryserving to fill out or complete
thesisa dissertation embodying results of original research and especially substantiating a specific view
rolling(of land) rising and falling in long gentle slopes; happening continuously by stages; Ex. rolling devolution of power to local governments
cravenlacking the least bit of courage : contemptibly fainthearted
quipa clever usually taunting remark : gibe