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 |
|---|---|
| scintillate | to emit sparks : spark |
| engaged | involved in activity : occupied |
| wrinkle | a small ridge or furrow especially when formed on a surface by the shrinking or contraction of a smooth substance : crease |
| disjointed | being thrown out of orderly function |
| intelligentsia | intellectuals who form an artistic, social, or political vanguard or elite |
| embark | to go on board a vehicle for transportation |
| swipe | a strong sweeping blow |
| palimpsest | writing material (such as a parchment or tablet) used one or more times after earlier writing has been erased |
| pretentious | characterized by pretension: such as |
| serendipity | the faculty or phenomenon of finding valuable or agreeable things not sought for |