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 |
|---|---|
| judiciary | a system of courts of law |
| spectral | of, relating to, or suggesting a specter : ghostly |
| harangue | a speech addressed to a public assembly |
| chasten | to correct by punishment or suffering : discipline |
| inconsequential | of no significance : unimportant |
| delta | the 4th letter of the Greek alphabet see Alphabet Table |
| wispy | a small handful (as of hay or straw) |
| solemnity | formal or ceremonious observance of an occasion or event |
| optician | a maker of or dealer in optical items and instruments |
| pellucid | admitting maximum passage of light without diffusion or distortion |