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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WordMeaning
reiterateto state or do over again or repeatedly sometimes with wearying effect
inductto put in formal possession (as of a benefice or office) : install
ligneousof or resembling wood
endemicbelonging or native to a particular people or country
quipa clever usually taunting remark : gibe
instigateto goad or urge forward : provoke
conciliatoryintended to gain goodwill or favor or to reduce hostility : tending or intended to conciliate
leonineof, relating to, suggestive of, or resembling a lion
inimicalbeing adverse often by reason of hostility or malevolence
tethera line (as of rope or chain) by which an animal is fastened so as to restrict its range of movement