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 |
|---|---|
| grudging | unwilling |
| tatter | to make ragged |
| soluble | susceptible of being dissolved in or as if in a liquid and especially water |
| compress | to press or squeeze together |
| distinct | distinguishable to the eye or mind as being discrete (see discrete |
| ascribe | to refer to a supposed cause, source, or author : to say or think that (something) is caused by, comes from, or is associated with a particular person or thing |
| deadlock | a state of inaction or neutralization resulting from the opposition of equally powerful uncompromising persons or factions : standstill |
| wizened | to become dry, shrunken, and wrinkled often as a result of aging or of failing vitality |
| symmetry | balanced proportions |
| headfirst | with the head foremost |