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 |
|---|---|
| irrefutable | impossible to refute : incontrovertible |
| molt | to shed hair, feathers, shell, horns, or an outer layer periodically |
| grievance | a cause of distress (such as an unsatisfactory working condition) felt to afford reason for complaint or resistance |
| lookout | one engaged in keeping watch : watchman |
| inextricable | forming a maze or tangle from which it is impossible to get free |
| piecemeal | one piece at a time : gradually |
| defection | conscious abandonment of allegiance or duty (as to a person, cause, or doctrine) : desertion |
| transgression | an act, process, or instance of transgressing: such as |
| stipulate | to make an agreement or covenant to do or forbear something : contract |
| loath | unwilling to do something contrary to one's ways of thinking : reluctant |