GRE Word List

EXTIRPATE

to destroy completely : wipe out

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

Random words

WordMeaning
contentiouslikely to cause disagreement or argument
meniala person doing menial work
virtueconformity to a standard of right : morality
sirenany of a group of female and partly human creatures in Greek mythology that lured mariners to destruction by their singing
innuendoan oblique allusion : hint
undermineto subvert or weaken insidiously or secretly
aberrationthe fact or an instance of deviating or being aberrant especially from a moral standard or normal state
ratiocinationthe process of exact thinking : reasoning
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spatefreshet