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 |
|---|---|
| distinct | distinguishable to the eye or mind as being discrete (see discrete |
| homily | a usually short sermon |
| apparition | an unusual or unexpected sight : phenomenon |
| institution | an established organization or corporation (such as a bank or university) especially of a public character |
| hyperbole | extravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones") |
| thresh | to separate seed from (a harvested plant) mechanically |
| slake | subside |
| sanguine | marked by eager hopefulness : confidently optimistic |
| tenure | the act, right, manner, or term of holding something (such as a landed property, a position, or an office) |
| mutability | prone to change : inconstant |