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 |
|---|---|
| apoplexy | stroke |
| postulate | demand |
| reimburse | to pay back to someone : repay |
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| rally | to muster for a common purpose |
| scrap | fragments of discarded or leftover food |
| clasp | a device (such as a hook) for holding objects or parts together |
| burnish | to make shiny or lustrous especially by rubbing |
| gavel | rent or tribute in medieval England |
| abdicate | to renounce a throne, high office, dignity, or function |