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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|---|---|
| severity | the quality or state of being severe : the condition of being very bad, serious, unpleasant, or harsh |
| extrovert | a person whose personality is characterized by extroversion : a typically gregarious and unreserved person who enjoys and seeks out social interaction |
| abscission | the act or process of cutting off : removal |
| acute | characterized by sharpness or severity of sudden onset |
| constituent | a member of a constituency |
| tend | to exhibit an inclination or tendency : conduce |
| ponderous | of very great weight |
| polity | political organization |
| fawning | seeking or used to seek approval or favor by means of flattery |
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