GRE Word List
CULPABLE
meriting condemnation or blame especially as wrong or harmful
The meaning of the word culpable is meriting condemnation or blame especially as wrong or harmful.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| prolong | to lengthen in time : continue |
| extort | to obtain from a person by force, intimidation, or undue or illegal power : wring |
| funereal | of or relating to a funeral |
| inquisitive | given to examination or investigation |
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| unequivocal | leaving no doubt : clear |
| supposititious | fraudulently substituted : spurious |
| testy | easily annoyed : irritable |
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