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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| addiction | a compulsive, chronic, physiological or psychological need for a habit-forming substance, behavior, or activity having harmful physical, psychological, or social effects and typically causing well-defined symptoms (such as anxiety, irritability, tremors, or nausea) upon withdrawal or abstinence : the state of being addicted |
| polyglot | one who is polyglot |
| cauterize | to sear with a cautery or caustic |
| deterrent | serving to discourage, prevent, or inhibit : serving to deter |
| nauseate | to become affected with nausea |
| ruthless | having no pity : merciless |
| virtuoso | one who excels in the technique of an art |
| cameo | a gem carved in relief (see relief |
| benevolent | marked by or disposed to doing good |
| crest | a showy tuft or process on the head of an animal and especially a bird see bird illustration |