TESTfunda Daily Wordlist 21-Oct-12
If you're having trouble viewing this email, see today's Wordlist on the Web. 21-Oct-12 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists extirpate [ EK-ster-peyt, ik-STUR-peyt ] [ transitive verb ] MEANING : 1. to destroy or remove completely; exterminate 2. to pull up by; uproot USAGE EXAMPLE 1 : The Pakistani army chief's decision to send troops to the Swat valley to extirpate the Taliban was well received both within and outside the country. USAGE EXAMPLE 2 : President George W. Bush still favored the Israeli offensive to extirpate Hezbollah from Lebanon. CNN, Tyrell: The commander in chief's blood pressure, Friday, August 4, 2006 dwindle [ DWIN-dl ] [ intransitive verb, transitive verb ...