GRE Word List
EXPURGATE
to cleanse of something morally harmful, offensive, or erroneous
The meaning of the word expurgate is to cleanse of something morally harmful, offensive, or erroneous.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| alienate | to cause to be estranged : to make unfriendly, hostile, or indifferent especially where attachment formerly existed |
| ingrained | forming a part of the essence or inmost being : deep-seated |
| uninhibited | free from inhibition |
| hostility | deep-seated usually mutual ill will |
| gush | to issue copiously or violently |
| mode | an arrangement of the eight diatonic notes or tones of an octave according to one of several fixed schemes of their intervals (see interval |
| astringent | causing a tightening of soft organic tissues : styptic |
| reputable | enjoying good repute : held in esteem |
| compliance | the act or process of complying to a desire, demand, proposal, or regimen or to coercion |
| despot | a ruler with absolute power and authority |