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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|---|---|
| hiatus | a break in or as if in a material object : gap |
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| arid | excessively dry |
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| addle | rotten |
| headstrong | not easily restrained : impatient of control, advice, or suggestions |
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