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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| petrify | to convert (organic matter) into stone or a substance of stony hardness by the infiltration of water and the deposition of dissolved mineral matter |
| superfluous | exceeding what is sufficient or necessary : extra |
| prurient | marked by or arousing an immoderate or unwholesome interest or desire |
| ineffectual | not producing the proper or intended effect : futile |
| tact | a keen sense of what to do or say in order to maintain good relations with others or avoid offense |
| incarnate | invested with bodily and especially human nature and form |
| mutilate | to cut up or alter radically so as to make imperfect |
| glossary | a collection of textual glosses or of specialized terms with their meanings |
| livid | discolored by bruising : black-and-blue |
| moratorium | a legally authorized period of delay in the performance of a legal obligation or the payment of a debt |