GRE Word List
IMMOLATE
to kill or destroy especially by fire
The meaning of the word immolate is to kill or destroy especially by fire.
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Word | Meaning |
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parlance | speech |
beneficial | producing good results or helpful effects : conferring benefits (see benefit |
avid | characterized by enthusiasm and vigorous pursuit : very eager and enthusiastic |
postulate | demand |
alchemy | a medieval chemical science and speculative philosophy aiming to achieve the transmutation of the base metals into gold, the discovery of a universal cure for disease, and the discovery of a means of indefinitely prolonging life |
iridescent | having or exhibiting iridescence |
presage | something that foreshadows or portends a future event : omen |
motility | the quality or state of being motile : capability of movement |
understate | to represent as less than is the case |
practical | of, relating to, or manifested in practice or action : not theoretical or ideal |