GRE Word List
EXTIRPATE
to destroy completely : wipe out
The meaning of the word extirpate is to destroy completely : wipe out.
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|---|---|
| flotsam | floating wreckage of a ship or its cargo |
| tenuous | having little substance or strength : flimsy |
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| endearment | a word or an act (such as a caress) expressing affection |
| corrode | to eat away by degrees as if by gnawing |
| billowing | wave |
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| stagnant | not flowing in a current or stream |
| verbiage | a profusion of words usually of little or obscure content |