GRE Word List

PURGE

to clear of guilt

The meaning of the word purge is to clear of guilt.

Random words

WordMeaning
permeablecapable of being permeated : penetrable
fledglinga young bird just fledged (see fledge
nonplusa state of bafflement or perplexity : quandary
problematicposing a problem : difficult to solve or decide
lookoutone engaged in keeping watch : watchman
fetishan object (such as a small stone carving of an animal) believed to have magical power to protect or aid its owner
nonchalancethe quality or state of being nonchalant
shrewany of a family (Soricidae) of small chiefly nocturnal insectivores related to the moles and distinguished by a long pointed snout, very small eyes, and short velvety fur
tethera line (as of rope or chain) by which an animal is fastened so as to restrict its range of movement
swarma great number of honeybees emigrating together from a hive in company with a queen to start a new colony elsewhere