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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portend | to give an omen or anticipatory sign of |
braggadocio | empty boasting |
mettle | vigor and strength of spirit or temperament (see temperament |
temerity | unreasonable or foolhardy contempt of danger or opposition : rashness |
seduce | to persuade to disobedience or disloyalty |
ethereal | of or relating to the regions beyond the earth |
grudging | unwilling |
scapegoat | a goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur |
plebiscite | a vote by which the people of an entire country or district express an opinion for or against a proposal especially on a choice of government or ruler |
olfactory | of or relating to the sense of smell |