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
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penance | an act of self-abasement, mortification (see mortification |
monarchy | undivided rule or absolute sovereignty by a single person |
sprightly | marked by a gay lightness and vivacity : spirited |
perennial | present at all seasons of the year |
throes | pang |
tome | book |
atheistic | a person who does not believe in the existence of a god or any gods : one who subscribes to or advocates atheism |
guffaw | a loud or boisterous burst of laughter |
contrivance | a thing contrived |
perpetuate | to make perpetual or cause to last indefinitely |