GRE Word List
OBLITERATE
to remove utterly from recognition or memory
The meaning of the word obliterate is to remove utterly from recognition or memory.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| consecrate | dedicated to a sacred purpose |
| jibe | to be in accord : agree |
| refuse | to express oneself as unwilling to accept |
| contingent | dependent on or conditioned by something else |
| defalcate | deduct |
| defeatist | an attitude of accepting, expecting, or being resigned to defeat |
| cornice | the molded and projecting horizontal member that crowns an architectural composition see column illustration |
| perigee | the point in the orbit of an object (such as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is nearest to the center of the earth |
| protract | to prolong in time or space : continue |
| whet | to sharpen by rubbing on or with something (such as a stone) |