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 |
|---|---|
| drastic | acting rapidly or violently |
| dolt | a stupid person |
| sublime | to cause to pass directly from the solid to the vapor state and condense back to solid form |
| captious | marked by an often ill-natured inclination to stress faults and raise objections |
| glib | showing little forethought or preparation : offhand |
| subversive | the act of subverting : the state of being subverted |
| remit | to lay aside (a mood or disposition) partly or wholly |
| tout | to make much of : promote |
| putative | commonly accepted or supposed |
| plaintive | expressive of suffering or woe : melancholy |