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 |
|---|---|
| offensive | making attack : aggressive |
| erotic | of, devoted to, or tending to arouse sexual love or desire |
| megalomania | a mania (see mania |
| cornucopia | a curved, hollow goat's horn or similarly shaped receptacle (such as a horn-shaped basket) that is overflowing especially with fruit and vegetables (such as gourds, ears of corn, apples, and grapes) and that is used as a decorative motif emblematic of abundance |
| bid | to offer (a price) whether for payment or acceptance |
| cant | the expression or repetition of conventional or trite opinions or sentiments |
| constituent | a member of a constituency |
| extradition | the surrender of an alleged criminal usually under the provisions of a treaty or statute by one authority (such as a state) to another having jurisdiction to try the charge |
| nirvana | the final beatitude (see beatitude |
| choleric | easily moved to often unreasonable or excessive anger : hot-tempered |