The Root culpa: fault, blame
Latin root
The root culpa means fault, blame, and it comes from Latin. It shows up across the GRE, hidden inside words that look unrelated at first glance. Once you recognize it, you can decode the meaning of an unfamiliar word on sight instead of guessing. Below are 3 GRE words built from this one root. Learn the root, and you unlock the whole family.
Words from the root culpa
deserving blame for a wrong or fault
“The inquiry found the contractor culpable for the bridge's collapse.”
to clear from blame or guilt
“New evidence served to exculpate the man wrongly held for years.”
To accuse or incriminate someone; to show or suggest that someone is guilty of wrongdoing
“The witness's testimony served to inculpate the defendant in the fraud scheme.”
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