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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| proscribe | to publish the name of as condemned to death with the property of the condemned forfeited to the state |
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| arboreal | of, relating to, or resembling a tree |
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| beholden | being under obligation for a favor or gift : indebted |
| squeamish | easily nauseated : queasy |
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