GRE Word List
PURGE
to clear of guilt
The meaning of the word purge is to clear of guilt.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| cordon | an ornamental cord or ribbon |
| swerve | to turn aside abruptly from a straight line or course : deviate |
| officious | volunteering one's services where they are neither asked nor needed : meddlesome |
| exertion | the act or an instance of exerting |
| unassuming | not assuming : modest |
| partition | the action of parting : the state of being parted : division |
| abolish | to end the observance or effect of (something, such as a law) : to completely do away with (something) : annul |
| simile | a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor |
| antiquated | outmoded or discredited by reason of age : old and no longer useful, popular, or accepted |
| slake | subside |