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 |
|---|---|
| falsify | to prove or declare false : disprove |
| disapprobation | the act or state of disapproving : the state of being disapproved : condemnation |
| overt | open to view : manifest |
| abash | to destroy the self-possession or self-confidence of (someone) : disconcert |
| grueling | trying or taxing to the point of exhaustion : punishing |
| morgue | a place where the bodies of dead persons are kept temporarily pending identification or release for burial or autopsy |
| plenary | complete in every respect : absolute |
| sepulcher | a place of burial : tomb |
| effluvium | an invisible emanation |
| buttress | a projecting structure of masonry or wood for supporting or giving stability to a wall or building |