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 |
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memorial | serving to preserve remembrance : commemorative |
gainsay | to declare to be untrue or invalid |
noisome | noxious |
palatable | agreeable to the palate or taste |
automaton | a mechanism that is relatively self-operating |
militate | to have weight or effect |
virulent | marked by a rapid, severe, and destructive course |
grumble | to mutter in discontent |
humane | marked by compassion, sympathy, or consideration for humans or animals |
oath | a solemn usually formal calling upon God or a god to witness to the truth of what one says or to witness that one sincerely intends to do what one says |