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 |
|---|---|
| menace | a show of intention to inflict harm : threat |
| authoritative | having, marked by, or proceeding from authority |
| anecdote | a usually short narrative of an interesting, amusing, or biographical incident |
| alienate | to cause to be estranged : to make unfriendly, hostile, or indifferent especially where attachment formerly existed |
| ossify | to change into bone |
| arcane | known or knowable only to a few people : secret |
| delude | to mislead the mind or judgment of : deceive |
| predicament | the character, status, or classification assigned by a predication |
| overturn | to cause to turn over : upset |
| tipple | to drink liquor especially by habit or to excess |