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 |
|---|---|
| prohibitive | tending to prohibit or restrain |
| motto | a sentence, phrase, or word inscribed on something as appropriate to or indicative of its character or use |
| cohere | to hold together firmly as parts of the same mass |
| colossus | a statue of gigantic size and proportions |
| circlet | a little circle |
| ventriloquist | one who uses or is skilled in ventriloquism |
| incompatible | not compatible: such as |
| protege | one who is protected or trained or whose career is furthered by a person of experience, prominence, or influence |
| hothead | a hotheaded person |
| don | to put on (an article of clothing) |