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 |
|---|---|
| testy | irritable; impatient and bad-tempered; short-tempered; N. testiness |
| permissive | allowing much freedom; lenient; Ex. permissive society |
| dictum | authoritative and weighty statement (made by a judge in court); saying; maxim; CF. obiter dictum: incidental, nonbinding remark (something said in passing) |
| hurl | throw forcefully; shout out violently |
| topple | become unsteady and fall down |
| versatile | having many talents; capable of working in many fields; having many uses or functions; N. versatility |
| preclude | make impossible; prevent; exclude; eliminate |
| monotony | sameness leading to boredom; monotonousness; ADJ. monotonous; CF. monotone |
| billowing | swelling out in waves; surging |
| anthropologist | student of the history and science of humankind |