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 |
|---|---|
| conciliatory | intended to gain goodwill or favor or to reduce hostility : tending or intended to conciliate |
| forbearance | a refraining from the enforcement of something (such as a debt, right, or obligation) that is due |
| demagogue | a leader who makes use of popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power |
| censorious | marked by or given to censure (see censure |
| squabble | a noisy altercation or quarrel usually over petty matters |
| passe | past one's prime |
| monogram | a sign of identity usually formed of the combined initials of a name |
| transparent | having the property of transmitting light without appreciable scattering so that bodies lying beyond are seen clearly : pellucid |
| residue | something that remains after a part is taken, separated, or designated or after the completion of a process : remnant |
| compromise | settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions |