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 |
|---|---|
| gerontology | the comprehensive multidisciplinary study of aging and older adults compare geriatrics |
| solitude | the quality or state of being alone or remote from society : seclusion |
| acidulous | somewhat acid or harsh in taste or manner |
| flout | to treat with contemptuous disregard : scorn |
| encumber | weigh down |
| uncouth | awkward and uncultivated in appearance, manner, or behavior : rude |
| atavism | recurrence in an organism of a trait or character typical of an ancestral form and usually due to genetic recombination |
| whittle | a large knife |
| facilitate | to make easier : help bring about |
| purport | to have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming (something implied or inferred) |