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 |
|---|---|
| unassuming | not assuming : modest |
| affront | to insult especially to the face by behavior or language |
| rectify | to set right : remedy |
| amass | to collect for oneself : accumulate |
| quibble | to evade the point of an argument by caviling about words |
| dehydrate | to remove bound water or hydrogen and oxygen from (a chemical compound) in the proportion in which they form water |
| mime | an ancient dramatic entertainment representing scenes from life usually in a ridiculous manner |
| fictitious | of, relating to, or characteristic of fiction : imaginary |
| simulate | to give or assume the appearance or effect of often with the intent to deceive : imitate |
| insurgent | a person who revolts against civil authority or an established government |