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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resuscitateto revive from apparent death or from unconsciousness
litheeasily bent or flexed
masochista person who derives sexual gratification from being subjected to physical pain or humiliation : an individual given to masochism
expletivea syllable, word, or phrase inserted to fill a vacancy (as in a sentence or a metrical line) without adding to the sense
implacablenot placable : not capable of being appeased, significantly changed, or mitigated
retaliateto return like for like
depravitya corrupt act or practice
revertto come or go back (as to a former condition, period, or subject)
mischancebad luck
surpassto become better, greater, or stronger than : exceed