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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| incongruity | the quality or state of being incongruous |
| alchemy | a 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 |
| axiom | a statement accepted as true as the basis for argument or inference : postulate |
| rivulet | a small stream |
| pithy | consisting of or abounding in pith |
| premise | a proposition antecedently supposed or proved as a basis of argument or inference |
| commemorative | intended as a commemoration |
| trigger | a piece (such as a lever) connected with a catch or detent as a means of releasing it |
| marshal | a high official in the household of a medieval king, prince, or noble originally having charge of the cavalry but later usually in command of the military forces |
| admonish | to indicate duties or obligations to |