GRE Word List
RAZE
destroy completely; Ex. raze the city to the ground
The meaning of the word raze is destroy completely; Ex. raze the city to the ground.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| gratify | please; satisfy; Ex. gratify a desire |
| stamp | step on heavily (so as to crush or extinguish); put an end to; imprint or impress with a mark, design, or seal; shape with a die; characterize; Ex. machine stamping out car bodies; Ex. newspaper stamping him as a liar; N. stamping; implement used to stamp; impression stamped; mark; Ex. Her remarks bear the stamp of truth. |
| discernible | distinguishable; perceivable; Ex. discernible improvement |
| phenomena | observable facts; subjects of scientific investigation; SG. phenomenon: observable fact; very unusual person, thing, or event; marvel; wonder; CF. phenomenons; ADJ. phenomenal: very unusual; extraordinary; of a phenomenon; Ex. phenomenal strength |
| entail | make necessary; require; necessitate; involve; limit the inheritance of (property) to a specified succession of heirs; Ex. entail A on/upon B |
| hideous | repulsive to the sight; ugly; repugnant; Ex. hideous face/scream |
| flagrant | conspicuously wicked, bad, or offensive; blatant; outrageous |
| replica | copy |
| incubus | burden; very worriying problem; mental care; nightmare; male devil; CF. succubus |
| exploit | make use of, sometimes unjustly; N. exploitation |
