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 |
|---|---|
| parlance | speech |
| beneficial | producing good results or helpful effects : conferring benefits (see benefit |
| avid | characterized by enthusiasm and vigorous pursuit : very eager and enthusiastic |
| postulate | demand |
| alchemy | a medieval chemical science and speculative philosophy aiming to achieve the transmutation of the base metals into gold, the discovery of a universal cure for disease, and the discovery of a means of indefinitely prolonging life |
| iridescent | having or exhibiting iridescence |
| presage | something that foreshadows or portends a future event : omen |
| motility | the quality or state of being motile : capability of movement |
| understate | to represent as less than is the case |
| practical | of, relating to, or manifested in practice or action : not theoretical or ideal |