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 |
|---|---|
| smolder | to burn sluggishly, without flame, and often with much smoke |
| disperse | to cause to break up (see break up |
| flourish | to grow luxuriantly : thrive |
| headlong | headfirst |
| trough | a long shallow often V-shaped receptacle for the drinking water or feed of domestic animals |
| maim | to mutilate, disfigure, or wound seriously |
| dais | a raised platform (as in a hall or large room) |
| feebleminded | impaired in intellectual ability : affected with intellectual disability |
| advert | to turn the mind or attention |
| fermentation | the enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (such as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (such as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity |