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 |
|---|---|
| phobia | an exaggerated usually inexplicable and illogical fear of a particular object, class of objects, or situation |
| anachronism | an error in chronology |
| equipoise | a state of equilibrium |
| volley | the flight of the ball (as in volleyball or tennis) or its course before striking the ground |
| venom | a toxic substance produced by some animals (such as snakes, scorpions, or bees) that is injected into prey or an enemy chiefly by biting or stinging and has an injurious or lethal effect |
| disavowal | to deny responsibility for : repudiate |
| secrete | to form and give off (a secretion) |
| girth | a band or strap that encircles the body of an animal to fasten something (such as a saddle) on its back |
| discriminating | making a distinction : distinguishing |
| humane | marked by compassion, sympathy, or consideration for humans or animals |