GRE Word List

PURGE

to clear of guilt

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

Random words

WordMeaning
orthodoxconforming to established doctrine especially in religion
torpedoa weapon for destroying ships by rupturing their hulls below the waterline: such as
vyingcontending; to strive for superiority
malleablecapable of being extended or shaped by beating with a hammer or by the pressure of rollers
scrapfragments of discarded or leftover food
impoverishto make poor
fatalisma doctrine that events are fixed in advance so that human beings are powerless to change them
parodya literary or musical work in which the style of an author or work is closely imitated for comic effect or in ridicule
vacuousemptied of or lacking content
bigota person who is obstinately or intolerantly devoted to his or her own opinions and prejudices