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
distraughtagitated with doubt or mental conflict or pain
enclavea distinct territorial, cultural, or social unit enclosed within or as if within foreign territory
arablefit for or used for the growing of crops
orientto direct (something, such as a book or film) toward the interests of a particular group
dirgea song or hymn of grief or lamentation
parvenuone that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it
capsizeto cause to overturn
vervethe spirit and enthusiasm animating artistic composition or performance : vivacity
symbiosisthe living together in more or less intimate association or close union of two dissimilar organisms (as in parasitism or commensalism)
doggerelloosely styled and irregular in measure especially for burlesque or comic effect