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 |
|---|---|
| engulf | to flow over and enclose : overwhelm |
| slack | not using due diligence, care, or dispatch : negligent |
| enliven | to give life, action, or spirit to : animate |
| optimist | a person who is inclined to be hopeful and to expect good outcomes : someone who is given to optimism |
| chronic | continuing or occurring again and again for a long time |
| hazy | made dim or cloudy by or as if by fine dust, smoke, or light vapor in the air : obscured by or as if by haze (see haze |
| stalemate | a drawing position in chess in which a player is not in checkmate but has no legal move to play |
| eloquence | discourse marked by force and persuasiveness |
| soothsayer | a person who predicts the future by magical, intuitive, or more rational means : prognosticator |
| pretentious | characterized by pretension: such as |