GRE Word List
EXTIRPATE
to destroy completely : wipe out
The meaning of the word extirpate is to destroy completely : wipe out.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| memorial | serving to preserve remembrance : commemorative |
| gainsay | to declare to be untrue or invalid |
| noisome | noxious |
| palatable | agreeable to the palate or taste |
| automaton | a mechanism that is relatively self-operating |
| militate | to have weight or effect |
| virulent | marked by a rapid, severe, and destructive course |
| grumble | to mutter in discontent |
| humane | marked by compassion, sympathy, or consideration for humans or animals |
| oath | a solemn usually formal calling upon God or a god to witness to the truth of what one says or to witness that one sincerely intends to do what one says |