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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|---|---|
| figurative | representing by a figure or resemblance : emblematic |
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| impartial | not partial or biased : treating or affecting all equally |
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| nomenclature | name |
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