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 |
|---|---|
| clemency | disposition to be merciful and especially to moderate the severity of punishment due |
| dutiful | filled with or motivated by a sense of duty |
| bigot | a person who is obstinately or intolerantly devoted to his or her own opinions and prejudices |
| frisk | to search (a person) for something (such as a concealed weapon) by running the hand rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets |
| bridle | the headgear with which a horse is governed and which carries a bit (see bit |
| spurn | to reject with disdain or contempt : scorn |
| paraphernalia | the separate real or personal property of a married woman that she can dispose of by will and sometimes according to common law during her life |
| chastise | to censure severely : castigate |
| dingy | dirty |
| impuissance | weakness |