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 |
|---|---|
| benediction | the invocation (see invocation |
| commiserate | to feel or express sympathy : condole |
| hyperbole | extravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones") |
| equanimity | evenness of mind especially under stress |
| askew | out of line : at an angle |
| illimitable | incapable of being limited or bounded : measureless |
| fetid | having a heavy offensive smell |
| laconic | using or involving the use of a minimum of words : concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious |
| verdigris | a green or greenish-blue poisonous pigment resulting from the action of acetic acid on copper and consisting of one or more basic copper acetates |
| disband | to break up the organization of : dissolve |