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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| fortuitous | occurring by chance |
| subsume | to include or place within something larger or more comprehensive : encompass as a subordinate or component element |
| stately | marked by lofty or imposing dignity |
| munificent | very liberal in giving or bestowing (see bestow |
| sophist | philosopher |
| diaphanous | characterized by such fineness of texture as to permit seeing through |
| seamy | having the rough side of the seam showing |
| insalubrious | not conducive to health : unwholesome |
| derision | the use of ridicule or scorn to show contempt |
| maudlin | drunk enough to be emotionally silly |