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 |
|---|---|
| mete | to give out by measure : dole out |
| indiscriminate | not marked by careful distinction : deficient in discrimination and discernment |
| askew | out of line : at an angle |
| fulminate | to utter or send out with denunciation |
| clandestine | marked by, held in, or conducted with secrecy : surreptitious |
| volition | the power of choosing or determining : will |
| rout | a state of wild confusion or disorderly retreat |
| primordial | first created or developed : primeval |
| vigilante | a member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily (as when the processes of law are viewed as inadequate) |
| pretext | a purpose or motive alleged or an appearance assumed in order to cloak the real intention or state of affairs |