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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| stun | to make senseless, groggy, or dizzy by or as if by a blow : daze |
| subpoena | a writ commanding a person designated in it to appear in court under a penalty for failure |
| ingenue | a naive girl or young woman |
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| elysium | the abode of the blessed after death in classical mythology |
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