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 |
|---|---|
| gull | any of numerous long-winged web-footed aquatic birds (subfamily Larinae of the family Laridae) |
| inured | to accustom to accept something undesirable |
| impenetrable | incapable of being penetrated or pierced |
| outgoing | going away : departing |
| maelstrom | a powerful often violent whirlpool sucking in objects within a given radius |
| wince | to shrink back involuntarily (as from pain) : flinch |
| passive | acted upon by an external agency |
| uncanny | seeming to have a supernatural character or origin : eerie |
| exceptionable | being likely to cause objection : objectionable |
| peevish | querulous in temperament or mood : fretful |