GRE Word List
EXTIRPATE
to destroy completely : wipe out
The meaning of the word extirpate is to destroy completely : wipe out.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| deride | to laugh at or insult contemptuously |
| mnemonic | assisting or intended to assist memory |
| tactful | having or showing tact |
| malapropism | the usually unintentionally humorous misuse or distortion of a word or phrase |
| deface | to mar the appearance of : injure by effacing significant details |
| culvert | a transverse drain |
| turbid | thick or opaque with or as if with roiled sediment |
| nemesis | the Greek goddess of retributive justice |
| impervious | not allowing entrance or passage : impenetrable |
| imminent | ready to take place : happening soon |