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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| circumspect | careful to consider all circumstances and possible consequences : prudent |
| evocative | evoking or tending to evoke an especially emotional response |
| trample | tramp |
| ploy | escapade |
| cede | to yield or grant typically by treaty |
| threat | an expression of intention to inflict evil, injury, or damage |
| doctrinaire | stubbornly or excessively devoted to a doctrine or theory without regard to practical considerations |
| dapper | neat and trim in appearance |
| assiduous | showing great care, attention, and effort : marked by careful unremitting attention or persistent application |
| exuberance | the quality or state of being exuberant |