GRE Word List

EXTRICATE

to free or remove from an entanglement or difficulty

The meaning of the word extricate is to free or remove from an entanglement or difficulty.

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WordMeaning
inconsequentialof no significance : unimportant
alchemya medieval chemical science and speculative philosophy aiming to achieve the transmutation of the base metals into gold, the discovery of a universal cure for disease, and the discovery of a means of indefinitely prolonging life
palatialof, relating to, or being a palace
pliablesupple enough to bend freely or repeatedly without breaking
kaleidoscopean instrument containing loose bits of colored material (such as glass or plastic) between two flat plates and two plane mirrors so placed that changes of position of the bits of material are reflected in an endless variety of patterns
placidserenely free of interruption or disturbance
dysenterya disease characterized by severe diarrhea with passage of mucus and blood and usually caused by infection
doldrumsa spell of listlessness or despondency
exceptwith the exclusion or exception of
sinistersingularly evil or productive of evil