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.
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| Word | Meaning |
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| flail | a hand threshing implement consisting of a wooden handle at the end of which a stouter and shorter stick is so hung as to swing freely |
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| tensile | capable of tension : ductile |
| discredit | to refuse to accept as true or accurate : disbelieve |
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| extol | to praise highly : glorify |
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