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 |
|---|---|
| heedless | not taking heed : inconsiderate |
| wrongheaded | stubborn in adherence to wrong opinion or principles |
| frustrate | to balk or defeat in an endeavor |
| sublimate | sublime |
| profligate | wildly extravagant |
| infraction | the act of infringing : violation |
| assuage | to lessen the intensity of (something that pains or distresses) : ease |
| gallows | a frame usually of two upright posts and a transverse beam from which criminals are hanged |
| distrait | apprehensively divided or withdrawn in attention : distracted |
| personify | to conceive of or represent as a person or as having human qualities or powers |