GRE Word List

EXTIRPATE

to destroy completely : wipe out

The meaning of the word extirpate is to destroy completely : wipe out.

Random words

WordMeaning
exhaleto rise or be given off as vapor
marto ruin or diminish the perfection or wholeness of : spoil
degeneratehaving declined or become less specialized (as in nature, character, structure, or function) from an ancestral or former state
unimpeachablenot impeachable: such as
swaggerto conduct oneself in an arrogant or superciliously pompous manner
recipientone that receives : receiver
urgeto present, advocate, or demand earnestly or pressingly
upshotthe final result : outcome
distinctdistinguishable to the eye or mind as being discrete (see discrete
supersedeto cause to be set aside