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
sobrietythe quality or state of being sober
quotidianoccurring every day
ingrainedforming a part of the essence or inmost being : deep-seated
cannyclever
forebearsancestor
penancean act of self-abasement, mortification (see mortification
coniferany of an order (Coniferales) of mostly evergreen trees and shrubs having usually needle-shaped or scalelike leaves and including forms (such as pines) with true cones and others (such as yews) with an arillate fruit
checkto inspect, examine, or look at appraisingly or appreciatively
optionalinvolving an option : not compulsory
impermeablenot permitting passage (as of a fluid) through its substance