GRE Word List
PURGE
remove or get rid of something or someone unwanted; eliminate; free from blame or guilt; cleanse or purify (esp. of sin, guilt, or defilement); N.
The meaning of the word purge is remove or get rid of something or someone unwanted; eliminate; free from blame or guilt; cleanse or purify (esp. of sin, guilt, or defilement); N..
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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repercussion | rebound; reaction; reverberation; Ex. serious repercussion |
mishap | unfortunate accident |
metaphor | implied comparison; CF. simile |
sleazy | shabby and dirty; flimsy; insubstantial; Ex. sleazy back-street hotel/fabric |
superimpose | place over something else |
prerogative | privilege; unquestionable right; CF. ask before |
cascade | small waterfall |
endemic | prevailing among a specific group of people or in a specific area or country; peculiar to a particular region or people; CF. pandemic |
cessation | stoppage |
sonic | of sound or its speed in air; CF. subsonic, supersonic |