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 |
|---|---|
| beholden | being under obligation for a favor or gift : indebted |
| significant | having meaning |
| perpetrate | to bring about or carry out (something, such as a crime or deception) : commit |
| inebriate | one who is drunk |
| earn | to receive as return for effort and especially for work done or services rendered |
| imbalance | lack of balance : the state of being out of equilibrium or out of proportion |
| philanthropist | one who makes an active effort to promote human welfare : a person who practices philanthropy |
| virus | any of a large group of submicroscopic infectious agents that are usually regarded as nonliving extremely complex molecules, that typically contain a protein coat surrounding an RNA or DNA core of genetic material but no semipermeable membrane, that are capable of growth and multiplication only in living cells, and that cause various important diseases in humans, animals, and plants |
| slack | not using due diligence, care, or dispatch : negligent |
| stultify | to have a dulling or inhibiting effect on |