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 |
|---|---|
| pomposity | pompous demeanor, speech, or behavior |
| obliterate | to remove utterly from recognition or memory |
| willful | obstinately and often perversely self-willed |
| exhale | to rise or be given off as vapor |
| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |
| partial | of or relating to a part rather than the whole : not general or total |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| apotheosis | the perfect form or example of something : quintessence |
| indelible | that cannot be removed, washed away, or erased |
| litigation | the act, process, or practice of settling a dispute in a court of law : the act or process of litigating |