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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| encircle | to form a circle around : surround |
| waggish | resembling or characteristic of a wag |
| tautological | involving or containing rhetorical tautology : redundant |
| solicit | to make petition to : entreat |
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| ligneous | of or resembling wood |
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| insinuate | to impart or suggest in an artful or indirect way : imply |
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