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 |
|---|---|
| wrongheaded | stubborn in adherence to wrong opinion or principles |
| illusion | a misleading image presented to the vision : optical illusion |
| palatial | of, relating to, or being a palace |
| perigee | the point in the orbit of an object (such as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is nearest to the center of the earth |
| chaste | innocent of unlawful sexual intercourse |
| menial | a person doing menial work |
| morbid | of, relating to, or characteristic of disease |
| soporific | causing or tending to cause sleep |
| vitiate | to make faulty or defective : impair |
| heterogeneous | consisting of dissimilar or diverse ingredients or constituents : mixed |