GRE Word List
HOLOCAUST
a sacrifice (see sacrifice
The meaning of the word holocaust is a sacrifice (see sacrifice.
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| perpetuate | to make perpetual or cause to last indefinitely |
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| gradation | a series forming successive stages |
| putrefy | to make putrid |
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