GRE Word List
EXTIRPATE
to destroy completely : wipe out
The meaning of the word extirpate is to destroy completely : wipe out.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pedant | one who is unimaginative or who unduly emphasizes minutiae in the presentation or use of knowledge |
| wade | to step in or through a medium (such as water) offering more resistance than air |
| conifer | any of an order (Coniferales) of mostly evergreen trees and shrubs having usually needle-shaped or scalelike leaves and including forms (such as pines) with true cones and others (such as yews) with an arillate fruit |
| laity | the people of a religious faith as distinguished from its clergy |
| euthanasia | the act or practice of killing or permitting the death of hopelessly sick or injured individuals (such as persons or domestic animals) in a relatively painless way for reasons of mercy |
| regimen | a systematic plan (as of diet, therapy, or medication) especially when designed to improve and maintain the health of a patient |
| import | to bring from a foreign or external source: such as |
| nuance | a subtle distinction or variation |
| conception | the process of becoming pregnant involving fertilization or implantation or both |
| cession | a yielding to another : concession |