GRE Word List
EXPUNGE
cancel; remove a word or name (from a book or list); erase
The meaning of the word expunge is cancel; remove a word or name (from a book or list); erase.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| jurisdiction | right and power to apply the law; authority |
| compile | assemble; gather; accumulate; make (a report or a book) from facts and information found in various places; Ex. compile a dictionary |
| militate | work against; Ex. militate against the chances of promotion; CF. serve as a soldier |
| jurisprudence | science of law |
| die | metal block used for shaping metal or plastic; device for stamping or impressing; mold; CF. dice |
| conducive | helpful; contributive; V. conduce; Ex. conduce to/towards |
| manifesto | public declaration of principles; statement of policy |
| ferment | agitation; commotion(noisy and excited activity); unrest (of a political kind); V. produce by fermentation; undergo fermentation; cause (a state of trouble) |
| lexicographer | compiler of a dictionary; CF. lexicography: work of compiling a dictionary |
| vixen | female fox; ill-tempered woman; CF. shrew |