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 |
|---|---|
| transcendent | exceeding usual limits : surpassing |
| finesse | refinement or delicacy of workmanship, structure, or texture |
| captious | marked by an often ill-natured inclination to stress faults and raise objections |
| tan | to make (skin) tan especially by exposure to the sun |
| ethnic | of or relating to large groups of people classed according to common racial, national, tribal, religious, linguistic, or cultural origin or background |
| obnoxious | odiously or disgustingly objectionable : highly offensive |
| palm | any of a family (Palmae synonym Arecaceae) of mostly tropical or subtropical monocotyledonous trees, shrubs, or vines with usually a simple stem and a terminal crown of large pinnate or fan-shaped leaves |
| incubus | an evil spirit that lies on persons in their sleep |
| redoubtable | causing fear or alarm : formidable |
| hegemony | preponderant influence or authority over others : domination |