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 |
|---|---|
| invincible | incapable of being conquered, overcome, or subdued |
| confiscate | appropriated by the government : forfeited |
| irretrievable | not retrievable : impossible to regain or recover |
| sterile | failing to bear or incapable of producing fruit or spores |
| 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 |
| dissonance | lack of agreement |
| shackle | something (such as a manacle or fetter) that confines the legs or arms |
| spat | squabble; minor dispute; minor quarrel |
| paltry | inferior |
| poseur | a person who pretends to be what he or she is not : an affected or insincere person |