Word of the day
extricate
1. free (someone or something) from a constraint or difficulty
“he was trying to extricate himself from official duties”
verb
/ˈɛkstrəˌkeɪt/
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Choose the word that best fits in the phrase
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"The firefighters worked quickly to extricate the passengers trapped _____the wrecked car."
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- release
- confine
- detach
- escape
- enclose
- involve
Choose the phrase that uses extricate correctly
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Find a word related to extricate
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