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
benedictionthe invocation (see invocation
commiserateto feel or express sympathy : condole
hyperboleextravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones")
equanimityevenness of mind especially under stress
askewout of line : at an angle
illimitableincapable of being limited or bounded : measureless
fetidhaving a heavy offensive smell
laconicusing or involving the use of a minimum of words : concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious
verdigrisa green or greenish-blue poisonous pigment resulting from the action of acetic acid on copper and consisting of one or more basic copper acetates
disbandto break up the organization of : dissolve