GRE Word List
DELETE
to eliminate especially by blotting out, cutting out, or erasing
The meaning of the word delete is to eliminate especially by blotting out, cutting out, or erasing.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| transparent | having the property of transmitting light without appreciable scattering so that bodies lying beyond are seen clearly : pellucid |
| ingenious | having or showing an unusual aptitude for discovering, inventing, or contriving |
| penitent | feeling or expressing humble or regretful pain or sorrow for sins or offenses : repentant |
| usage | firmly established and generally accepted practice or procedure |
| icon | a person or thing widely admired especially for having great influence or significance in a particular sphere |
| spin | to draw out and twist fiber into yarn or thread |
| juxtapose | to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect) |
| aesthetic | of, relating to, or dealing with aesthetics or the beautiful |
| chasten | to correct by punishment or suffering : discipline |
| impious | not pious : lacking in reverence or proper respect (as for God or one's parents) : irreverent |