GRE Word List

CONFLAGRATION

fire

The meaning of the word conflagration is fire.

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WordMeaning
misconstrueto interpret (something, such as a statement or action) wrongly : misinterpret
tracta system of body parts or organs that act together to perform some function
frictionthe rubbing of one body against another
apothegma short, pithy, and instructive saying or formulation : aphorism
syllogisma deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable")
theocracygovernment of a state by immediate divine guidance or by officials who are regarded as divinely guided
susceptiblecapable of submitting to an action, process, or operation
paramourlover
singularof or relating to a separate person or thing : individual
incinerateto cause to burn to ashes