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

WordMeaning
vipera common Eurasian venomous snake (Vipera berus) that attains a length of about two feet (0.6 meter), varies in color from red, brown, or gray with dark markings to black, and is usually not fatal to humans
understateto represent as less than is the case
snuffleto snuff or sniff usually audibly and repeatedly
forebearsancestor
crabbedmarked by a forbidding moroseness
indisputablenot disputable : unquestionable
capricea sudden, impulsive, and seemingly unmotivated notion or action
gaudyostentatiously or tastelessly ornamented
patoisa dialect other than the standard or literary dialect
subpoenaa writ commanding a person designated in it to appear in court under a penalty for failure