GRE Word List
EXCULPATE
to clear from alleged fault or guilt
The meaning of the word exculpate is to clear from alleged fault or guilt.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| reprimand | a severe or formal reproof |
| deplore | to feel or express grief for |
| circumlocution | the use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea |
| belabor | to attack verbally |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| garner | to gather into storage |
| bleak | exposed and barren and often windswept |
| malicious | having or showing a desire to cause harm to someone : given to, marked by, or arising from malice |
| frock | an outer garment worn by monks and friars : habit |
| sledge | sledgehammer |