GRE Word List
PURGE
to clear of guilt
The meaning of the word purge is to clear of guilt.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| permeable | capable of being permeated : penetrable |
| fledgling | a young bird just fledged (see fledge |
| nonplus | a state of bafflement or perplexity : quandary |
| problematic | posing a problem : difficult to solve or decide |
| lookout | one engaged in keeping watch : watchman |
| fetish | an object (such as a small stone carving of an animal) believed to have magical power to protect or aid its owner |
| nonchalance | the quality or state of being nonchalant |
| shrew | any 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 |
| tether | a line (as of rope or chain) by which an animal is fastened so as to restrict its range of movement |
| swarm | a great number of honeybees emigrating together from a hive in company with a queen to start a new colony elsewhere |