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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| propitiate | to gain or regain the favor or goodwill of : appease |
| reverend | worthy of reverence : revered |
| allay | to subdue or reduce in intensity or severity : alleviate |
| stun | to make senseless, groggy, or dizzy by or as if by a blow : daze |
| trepidation | a nervous or fearful feeling of uncertain agitation : apprehension |
| temporize | to act to suit the time or occasion : yield to current or dominant opinion |
| insomnia | prolonged and usually abnormal inability to get enough sleep especially due to trouble falling asleep or staying asleep |
| upright | perpendicular |
| sluggard | a habitually lazy person |
| brawl | to quarrel or fight noisily : wrangle |