extricable
Use Extricable in a sentence
strɪ adjective
capable of being extricated.
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extricate (ˈɛkstrɪˌkeɪt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| to remove or free from complication, hindrance, or difficulty; disentangle | |
| [C17: from Latin extrīcāre to disentangle, from | |
| 'extricable | |
| —adj | |
| extri'cation | |
| —n | |
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Extricable
is a GRE word you need to know.
So is extort. Does it mean:
| to wrest or wring money, information, etc. from a person by violence, intimidation, or abuse of authority; obtain by force, torture, threat, or the like. |
| to amend by removing words, passages, etc., deemed offensive or objectionable: |
Example sentences
Its content is also not easily extricable from its comic-book form.
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