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

WordMeaning
posthumousborn after the death of the father
minutiaea minute or minor detail
trajectorythe curve that a body (such as a planet or comet in its orbit or a rocket) describes in space
hindmostfarthest to the rear : last
revileto subject to verbal abuse : vituperate
transcribeto make a written copy of
bastiona projecting part of a fortification
irreproachablenot reproachable : blameless
nadirthe point of the celestial sphere that is directly opposite the zenith and vertically downward from the observer
suppressto put down by authority or force : subdue