GRE Word List
EXPUNGE
to strike out, obliterate, or mark for deletion
The meaning of the word expunge is to strike out, obliterate, or mark for deletion.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| preempt | to acquire (something, such as land) by preemption |
| misadventure | misfortune |
| arbitrary | existing or coming about seemingly at random or by chance or as a capricious and unreasonable act of will |
| desecrate | to violate the sanctity of : profane |
| masticate | to grind or crush (food) with or as if with the teeth : chew |
| exposure | the fact or condition of being exposed: such as |
| unmitigated | not lessened : unrelieved |
| tension | inner striving, unrest, or imbalance often with physiological indication of emotion |
| hypnosis | a trancelike state that resembles sleep but is induced by a person whose suggestions are readily accepted by the subject |
| estranged | having lost former closeness and affection : in a state of alienation from a previous close or familial relationship |