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.
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| resilient | characterized or marked by resilience: such as |
| breach | infraction or violation of a law, obligation, tie, or standard |
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| plumb | a lead weight attached to a line and used to indicate a vertical direction |
| urgent | calling for immediate attention : pressing |
| rotund | marked by roundness : rounded |
| unfledged | not feathered : not ready for flight |
| oust | to remove from or dispossess of property or position by legal action, by force, or by the compulsion of necessity |
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