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 |
|---|---|
| abhor | to regard with extreme repugnance : to feel hatred or loathing for : loathe |
| chivalrous | valiant |
| feral | of, relating to, or suggestive of a wild beast |
| airy | of or relating to air : atmospheric |
| virus | any of a large group of submicroscopic infectious agents that are usually regarded as nonliving extremely complex molecules, that typically contain a protein coat surrounding an RNA or DNA core of genetic material but no semipermeable membrane, that are capable of growth and multiplication only in living cells, and that cause various important diseases in humans, animals, and plants |
| retroactive | extending in scope or effect to a prior time or to conditions that existed or originated in the past |
| cornice | the molded and projecting horizontal member that crowns an architectural composition see column illustration |
| decapitate | to cut off the head of : behead |
| voluminous | having or marked by great volume or bulk : large |
| flounder | flatfish |