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
unravelto disengage or separate the threads of : disentangle
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circumlocutionthe use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea
validateto make legally valid : ratify
standstilla state characterized by absence of motion or of progress : stop
undermineto subvert or weaken insidiously or secretly
etymologythe history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language
peccadilloa slight offense
paupera person destitute of means except such as are derived from charity
discordantbeing at variance : disagreeing