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 |
|---|---|
| solstice | either of the two points on the ecliptic at which its distance from the celestial equator is greatest and which is reached by the sun each year about June 21 and December 21 |
| aria | air |
| artery | any of the tubular branching muscular- and elastic-walled vessels that carry blood from the heart through the body |
| dissident | disagreeing especially with an established religious or political system, organization, or belief |
| ascendancy | governing or controlling influence : domination |
| surpass | to become better, greater, or stronger than : exceed |
| malapropos | in an inappropriate or inopportune way |
| graze | to feed on growing herbage, attached algae, or phytoplankton |
| gamely | a physical or mental competition conducted according to rules with the participants in direct opposition to each other |
| effigy | an image or representation especially of a person |