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 |
|---|---|
| rig | to fit out with rigging |
| conscientious | meticulous |
| seamy | having the rough side of the seam showing |
| carat | a unit of fineness for gold equal to ¹/₂₄ part of pure gold in an alloy |
| saga | a prose narrative recorded in Iceland in the 12th and 13th centuries of historic or legendary figures and events of the heroic age of Norway and Iceland |
| tether | a line (as of rope or chain) by which an animal is fastened so as to restrict its range of movement |
| sophistry | subtly deceptive reasoning or argumentation |
| oversee | survey |
| cascade | a steep usually small fall of water |
| affected | artificial; pretended |