GRE Word List

PURGE

to clear of guilt

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

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animatedendowed with life or the qualities of life : alive
ideologya manner or the content of thinking characteristic of an individual, group, or culture
ingenioushaving or showing an unusual aptitude for discovering, inventing, or contriving
litheeasily bent or flexed
granarya storehouse for threshed grain
hypnosisa trancelike state that resembles sleep but is induced by a person whose suggestions are readily accepted by the subject
toteman object (such as an animal or plant) serving as the emblem of a family or clan and often as a reminder of its ancestry
confidencea feeling or consciousness of one's powers or of reliance on one's circumstances
epiloguea concluding section that rounds out the design of a literary work
repercussionreflection