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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| vie | to strive for superiority : contend |
| hallucination | a sensory perception (such as a visual image or a sound) that occurs in the absence of an actual external stimulus and usually arises from neurological disturbance (such as that associated with delirium tremens, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, or narcolepsy) or in response to drugs (such as LSD or phencyclidine) |
| discrepancy | the quality or state of disagreeing or being at variance |
| jaunty | sprightly in manner or appearance : lively |
| disclose | to make known or public |
| gaudy | ostentatiously or tastelessly ornamented |
| inconsistency | an instance of being inconsistent |
| gambit | a chess opening in which a player risks one or more pawns or a minor piece to gain an advantage in position |
| counterpart | one of two corresponding copies of a legal instrument : duplicate |
| bookish | of or relating to books |