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 |
|---|---|
| predilection | an established preference for something |
| turpitude | inherent baseness : depravity |
| checkered | marked by alternating squares of different colors, shades, or materials |
| carping | marked by or inclined to querulous and often perverse criticism |
| arrogance | an attitude of superiority manifested in an overbearing manner or in presumptuous claims or assumptions |
| renown | a state of being widely acclaimed and highly honored : fame |
| fathomless | incapable of being fathomed : immeasurable |
| zest | a piece of the peel of a citrus fruit (such as an orange or lemon) used as flavoring |
| impassable | incapable of being passed, traveled, crossed, or surmounted |
| paradox | one (such as a person, situation, or action) having seemingly contradictory qualities or phases |