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 |
|---|---|
| reiterate | to state or do over again or repeatedly sometimes with wearying effect |
| induct | to put in formal possession (as of a benefice or office) : install |
| ligneous | of or resembling wood |
| endemic | belonging or native to a particular people or country |
| quip | a clever usually taunting remark : gibe |
| instigate | to goad or urge forward : provoke |
| conciliatory | intended to gain goodwill or favor or to reduce hostility : tending or intended to conciliate |
| leonine | of, relating to, suggestive of, or resembling a lion |
| inimical | being adverse often by reason of hostility or malevolence |
| tether | a line (as of rope or chain) by which an animal is fastened so as to restrict its range of movement |