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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|---|---|
| forthcoming | being about to appear or to be produced or made available |
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| atrocity | a shockingly bad or atrocious act, object, or situation |
| odorous | having an odor: such as |
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| brazen | made of brass |
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