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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frescothe art of painting on freshly spread moist lime plaster with water-based pigments
summationthe act or process of forming a sum : addition
rusticof, relating to, or suitable for the country : rural
rankleto cause anger, irritation, or deep bitterness
iniquitouscharacterized by iniquity
shadecomparative darkness or obscurity owing to interception of the rays of light
submissivesubmitting to others
dispiritedto deprive of morale or enthusiasm
libidoinstinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity
facetiousjoking or jesting often inappropriately : waggish