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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WordMeaning
responsivenessgiving response : constituting a response : answering
conceitfavorable opinion
missivea written communication : letter
embossto raise the surface of into bosses
knitto form by interlacing yarn or thread in a series of connected loops with needles
syllogisma deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable")
arrayto dress or decorate especially in splendid or impressive attire : adorn
anemiaa condition in which the blood is deficient in red blood cells, in hemoglobin, or in total volume
hinterlandsa region lying inland from a coast
expletivea syllable, word, or phrase inserted to fill a vacancy (as in a sentence or a metrical line) without adding to the sense