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 |
|---|---|
| mural | of, relating to, or resembling a wall |
| beset | to set or stud with or as if with ornaments |
| ultimatum | a final proposition, condition, or demand |
| sonnet | a fixed verse form of Italian origin consisting of 14 lines that are typically 5-foot iambics rhyming according to a prescribed scheme |
| ultimate | last in a progression or series : final |
| sequester | to set apart : segregate |
| intractable | not easily governed, managed, or directed |
| resourceful | able to meet situations : capable of devising ways and means |
| bereaved | suffering the death of a loved one |
| bode | to indicate (something, such as a future event) by signs : presage |