GRE Word List
EXPURGATE
clean; remove offensive parts of a book
The meaning of the word expurgate is clean; remove offensive parts of a book.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| benefactor | gift giver; patron; person who does good or who gives money for a good purpose |
| proximity | nearness; ADJ. proximate |
| jocular | said or done in jest or playfully; marked by joking |
| debris | rubble; wreckage; scattered remains of something broken or destroyed |
| quisling | traitor who aids invaders; CF. Vidkun Quisling |
| exempt | not subject to a duty or obligation; free from a duty; V. |
| permeable | that can be permeated; penetrable; porous; allowing liquids or gas to pass through; V. permeate: spread or flow throughout; charge |
| celerity | speed; rapidity |
| transcendent | exceeding ordinary limits; superior; surpassing; V. transcend: go beyond; exceed; surpass; N. transcendancy |
| benevolent | generous; charitable; having a wish to do good |
