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 |
|---|---|
| contortions | to twist in a violent manner |
| nova | a star that suddenly increases its light output tremendously and then fades away to its former obscurity in a few months or years |
| amplify | to expand (something, such as a statement) by the use of detail or illustration or by closer analysis |
| harangue | a speech addressed to a public assembly |
| sagacious | of keen and farsighted penetration and judgment : discerning |
| liquidate | to determine by agreement or by litigation the precise amount of (indebtedness, damages, or accounts) |
| nemesis | the Greek goddess of retributive justice |
| arboreal | of, relating to, or resembling a tree |
| astringent | causing a tightening of soft organic tissues : styptic |
| equitable | having or exhibiting equity : dealing fairly and equally with all concerned |