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 |
|---|---|
| zealot | a zealous person |
| scapegoat | a goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur |
| ostensible | intended for display : open to view |
| acrimonious | angry and bitter : caustic, biting, or rancorous especially in feeling, language, or manner |
| encompass | include |
| exacting | tryingly or unremittingly severe in making demands |
| clamor | noisy shouting |
| paean | a joyous song or hymn of praise, tribute, thanksgiving, or triumph |
| osseous | bony |
| unsavory | insipid |