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 |
|---|---|
| consensus | general agreement : unanimity |
| hoax | to trick into believing or accepting as genuine something false and often preposterous |
| taunt | to reproach or challenge in a mocking or insulting manner : jeer at |
| bludgeon | a short stick that usually has one thick or loaded end and is used as a weapon |
| inveterate | confirmed in a habit : habitual |
| pillory | a device formerly used for publicly punishing offenders consisting of a wooden frame with holes in which the head and hands can be locked |
| transmute | to change or alter in form, appearance, or nature and especially to a higher form |
| velocity | quickness of motion : speed |
| factitious | produced by humans rather than by natural forces |
| warrant | sanction |