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 |
|---|---|
| nicety | the quality or state of being nice |
| guffaw | a loud or boisterous burst of laughter |
| quotidian | occurring every day |
| nugatory | of little or no consequence : trifling |
| apogee | the point in the orbit of an object (such as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is at the greatest distance from the center of the earth |
| maudlin | drunk enough to be emotionally silly |
| retort | to pay or hurl back : return |
| delude | to mislead the mind or judgment of : deceive |
| contempt | the act of despising : the state of mind of one who despises : disdain |
| proletarian | a member of the proletariat |