GRE Word List

PURGE

to clear of guilt

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

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opiatean alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance
gustythe sensation of taste
amuleta charm (such as an ornament) often inscribed with a magic incantation or symbol to aid the wearer or protect against evil (such as disease or witchcraft)
ascertainto find out or learn with certainty
serpentineof or resembling a serpent (as in form or movement)
excisean internal tax levied on the manufacture, sale, or consumption of a commodity
ethnicof or relating to large groups of people classed according to common racial, national, tribal, religious, linguistic, or cultural origin or background
abridgeto shorten by omission of words without sacrifice of sense : condense
conduita natural or artificial channel through which something (such as a fluid) is conveyed
disparatemarkedly distinct in quality or character