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
precipitateto throw violently : hurl
pacifistan adherent to pacifism : someone who opposes war or violence as a means of settling disputes
forensicbelonging to, used in, or suitable to courts of judicature or to public discussion and debate
rummageto make a thorough search or investigation
benignof a mild type or character that does not threaten health or life
disperseto cause to break up (see break up
torsothe human body apart from the head, neck, arms, and legs : the human trunk
gregarioustending to associate with others of one's kind : social
headfirstwith the head foremost
parodya literary or musical work in which the style of an author or work is closely imitated for comic effect or in ridicule