GRE Word List
LIQUIDATE
settle accounts; pay off (a debt); clear up; eliminate; kill or abolish
The meaning of the word liquidate is settle accounts; pay off (a debt); clear up; eliminate; kill or abolish.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| grandeur | impressiveness; stateliness; majesty |
| retribution | deserved punishment for wrongdoing; punishment for offenses; compensation; vengeance; CF. pay back |
| beware | be cautious (of) |
| mundane | worldly as opposed to spiritual; everyday; of the ordinary; Ex. mundane existence; CF. world |
| imprecation | curse; swearword |
| sedulous | diligent; assiduous; paying attention; N. sedulity |
| repulse | reject with rudeness or coldness (an offer or friendship); drive back (an enemy attack); CF. repulse $\neq$ cause repulsion |
| awe | solemn wonder; feeling of respect mixed with wonder and fear; V: fill with awe; ADJ. awesome |
| skittish | inconstant; capricious; frivolous; not serious; Ex. charming but skittish young woman; CF. skit |
| diadem | crown |