GRE Word List
EXCORIATE
to wear off the skin of : abrade
The meaning of the word excoriate is to wear off the skin of : abrade.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| evanescent | tending to vanish like vapor |
| amass | to collect for oneself : accumulate |
| prosper | to succeed in an enterprise or activity |
| neophyte | a new convert : proselyte |
| impudence | the quality or state of being impudent |
| quarry | game |
| squash | to press or beat into a pulp or a flat mass : crush |
| cleave | to adhere firmly and closely or loyally and unwaveringly |
| clientele | a body of clients |
| rebuff | to reject or criticize sharply : snub |