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 |
|---|---|
| mercantile | of or relating to merchants or trading |
| tension | inner striving, unrest, or imbalance often with physiological indication of emotion |
| conspire | plot |
| dismember | to cut off or disjoin the limbs, members, or parts of |
| confound | to throw (a person) into confusion or perplexity |
| shun | to avoid deliberately and especially habitually |
| craft | skill in planning, making, or executing : dexterity |
| ferocious | exhibiting or given to extreme fierceness and unrestrained violence and brutality |
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| gape | to open the mouth wide |