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

WordMeaning
dissectionthe act or process of dissecting : the state of being dissected
germinalbeing in the earliest stage of development
surgeto rise and fall actively : toss
straggleto wander from the direct course or way : rove
panachean ornamental tuft (as of feathers) especially on a helmet
ironythe use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning
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cresta showy tuft or process on the head of an animal and especially a bird see bird illustration
anthema song or hymn of praise or gladness
inconsistencyan instance of being inconsistent