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 |
|---|---|
| chaffing | the seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain |
| ransack | to look through thoroughly in often a rough way |
| patriarch | one of the scriptural fathers of the human race or of the Hebrew people |
| knave | a tricky deceitful fellow |
| orifice | an opening (such as a vent, mouth, or hole) through which something may pass |
| ostensible | intended for display : open to view |
| transcendent | exceeding usual limits : surpassing |
| ordain | to invest (see invest |
| serenity | the quality or state of being serene |
| provocative | serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate |