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
undertakerone who undertakes : one who takes the risk and management of business : entrepreneur
wansuggestive of poor health : sickly
opiatean alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance
compulsivehaving power to compel
deferencerespect and esteem due a superior or an elder
immureto enclose within or as if within walls
laitythe people of a religious faith as distinguished from its clergy
presumptuousoverstepping due bounds (as of propriety or courtesy) : taking liberties
compensatoryto be equivalent to : counterbalance
pandemoniuma wild uproar (as because of anger or excitement in a crowd of people)