GRE Word List

PURGE

to clear of guilt

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

Random words

WordMeaning
enticeto attract artfully or adroitly or by arousing hope or desire : tempt
excoriateto wear off the skin of : abrade
spoonerisma transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil)
sophistphilosopher
botchan inflammatory sore
anticlimaxthe usually sudden transition in discourse from a significant idea to a trivial or ludicrous idea
glibshowing little forethought or preparation : offhand
ravelto become unwoven, untwisted, or unwound : fray
knitto form by interlacing yarn or thread in a series of connected loops with needles
contaminateto soil, stain, corrupt, or infect by contact or association