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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incongruitythe quality or state of being incongruous
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axioma statement accepted as true as the basis for argument or inference : postulate
rivuleta small stream
pithyconsisting of or abounding in pith
premisea proposition antecedently supposed or proved as a basis of argument or inference
commemorativeintended as a commemoration
triggera piece (such as a lever) connected with a catch or detent as a means of releasing it
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admonishto indicate duties or obligations to