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.

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torpedoa weapon for destroying ships by rupturing their hulls below the waterline: such as
fazeto disturb the composure of : disconcert
amphitheateran oval or circular building with rising tiers of seats ranged about an open space and used in ancient Rome especially for contests and spectacles
severto put or keep apart : divide
debilitateto impair the strength of : enfeeble
refulgenta radiant or resplendent quality or state : brilliance
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bridlethe headgear with which a horse is governed and which carries a bit (see bit
flutterto flap the wings rapidly
avowto declare assuredly