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

WordMeaning
xenophobiafear and hatred of strangers or foreigners or of anything that is strange or foreign
awryoff the correct or expected course : amiss
moltenfused or liquefied by heat : melted
genericrelating to or characteristic of a whole group or class : general
luxuriantyielding abundantly : fertile
gamutthe whole series of recognized musical notes
decompositionto separate into constituent parts or elements or into simpler compounds
presumeto undertake without leave or clear justification : dare
shedto rid oneself of temporarily or permanently as superfluous or unwanted
rama male sheep