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 |
|---|---|
| foible | the part of a sword or foil blade between the middle and point |
| defection | conscious abandonment of allegiance or duty (as to a person, cause, or doctrine) : desertion |
| secession | withdrawal into privacy or solitude : retirement |
| requisition | the act of formally requiring or calling upon someone to perform an action |
| bowdlerize | to expurgate (something, such as a book) by omitting or modifying parts considered vulgar |
| roil | to make turbid by stirring up the sediment or dregs of |
| abet | to actively second and encourage (something, such as an activity or plan) |
| plait | pleat |
| reverent | expressing or characterized by reverence : worshipful |
| mediate | occupying a middle position |