GRE Word List

DEMOLITION

the act of demolishing

The meaning of the word demolition is the act of demolishing.

Random words

WordMeaning
fretto eat or gnaw into : corrode
oracularresembling an oracle (as in solemnity of delivery)
overbearingtending to overwhelm : overpowering
freebooterpirate
infiltrateto enter or become established in gradually or unobtrusively usually for subversive purposes
stupora condition of greatly dulled or completely suspended sense or sensibility
ineffectualnot producing the proper or intended effect : futile
commonplacecommonly found or seen : ordinary
grotesquea style of decorative art characterized by fanciful or fantastic human and animal forms often interwoven with foliage or similar figures that may distort the natural into absurdity, ugliness, or caricature
badgerany of various burrowing mammals (especially Taxidea taxus and Meles meles) of the weasel family that are widely distributed in the northern hemisphere