GRE Word List
INCINERATE
to cause to burn to ashes
The meaning of the word incinerate is to cause to burn to ashes.
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|---|---|
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| summation | the act or process of forming a sum : addition |
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| disavowal | to deny responsibility for : repudiate |
| defeatist | an attitude of accepting, expecting, or being resigned to defeat |