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 |
|---|---|
| mammoth | any of a genus (Mammuthus) of extinct Pleistocene mammals of the elephant family distinguished from recent elephants by highly ridged molars, usually large size, very long tusks that curve upward, and well-developed body hair |
| insouciant | lighthearted unconcern : nonchalance |
| prank | trick |
| rubric | an authoritative rule |
| culvert | a transverse drain |
| bolt | a lightning stroke |
| dowry | the money, goods, or estate that a woman brings to her husband in marriage |
| egoism | a doctrine that individual self-interest is the actual motive of all conscious action |
| corpulent | having a large bulky body : obese |
| definitive | serving to provide a final solution or to end a situation |