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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| proscribe | to publish the name of as condemned to death with the property of the condemned forfeited to the state |
| criteria | a standard on which a judgment or decision may be based |
| assurance | the state of being assured: such as |
| uncanny | seeming to have a supernatural character or origin : eerie |
| noose | a loop with a slipknot that binds closer the more it is drawn |
| trance | stupor |
| kinetic | of or relating to the motion of material bodies and the forces and energy associated therewith |
| inclined | having inclination, disposition, or tendency |
| cleave | to adhere firmly and closely or loyally and unwaveringly |
| smelt | any of a family (Osmeridae) of small bony fishes that closely resemble the trouts in general structure, live along coasts and ascend rivers to spawn or are landlocked, and have delicate oily flesh with a distinctive odor and taste |