GRE Word List

RAZE

to destroy to the ground : demolish

The meaning of the word raze is to destroy to the ground : demolish.

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WordMeaning
fuss:trouble or worry over trifles; make nervous; pay too much attention to; N: needless concern or worry (about a trivial thing); anxious nervous condition; display of attention; Ex. make a fuss over the baby
wiggleto move to and fro with quick jerky or shaking motions : jiggle
vicariousexperienced or realized through imaginative or sympathetic participation in the experience of another
self-indulgenceexcessive or unrestrained gratification of one's own appetites, desires, or whims
centaurany of a race of creatures fabled to be half human and half horse and to live in the mountains of Thessaly
distortto twist (see twist
ruthlesshaving no pity : merciless
martyra person who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty of witnessing to and refusing to renounce a religion
assumptiona taking to or upon oneself
desiccateto dry up