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 |
|---|---|
| precept | a command or principle intended especially as a general rule of action |
| dilate | to become enlarged or widened |
| retroactive | extending in scope or effect to a prior time or to conditions that existed or originated in the past |
| ovation | a ceremony attending the entering of Rome by a general who had won a victory of less importance than that for which a triumph was granted |
| baroque | of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a style of artistic expression prevalent especially in the 17th century that is marked generally by use of complex forms, bold ornamentation, and the juxtaposition of contrasting elements often conveying a sense of drama, movement, and tension |
| fluctuate | to shift back and forth uncertainly |
| ploy | escapade |
| befuddle | to muddle or stupefy with or as if with drink |
| disperse | to cause to break up (see break up |
| abysmal | immeasurably low or wretched : extremely poor or bad |