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 |
|---|---|
| abstinence | the practice of abstaining from something : the practice of not doing or having something that is wanted or enjoyable |
| primordial | first created or developed : primeval |
| yokel | a naive or gullible inhabitant of a rural area or small town |
| cardinal | a high ecclesiastical official of the Roman Catholic Church who ranks next below the pope and is appointed by him to assist him as a member of the college of cardinals (see college |
| craven | lacking the least bit of courage : contemptibly fainthearted |
| swear-word | word considered offensive; Ex. ``bloody'' |
| conformity | correspondence in form, manner, or character : agreement |
| draw | to cause to move continuously toward or after a force applied in advance : pull |
| brevity | shortness of duration |
| coincidence | the act or condition of coinciding : correspondence |