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 |
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virulent | marked by a rapid, severe, and destructive course |
bar | a straight piece (as of wood or metal) that is longer than it is wide and has any of various uses (as for a lever, support, barrier, or fastening) |
perfunctory | characterized by routine or superficiality : mechanical |
invective | insulting or abusive language : vituperation |
impassioned | filled with passion or zeal : showing great warmth or intensity of feeling |
sophistry | subtly deceptive reasoning or argumentation |
eddy | a current of water or air running contrary to the main current |
gibe | to utter taunting words |
fussy | easily upset : irritable |
distract | to draw or direct (something, such as someone's attention) to a different object or in different directions at the same time |