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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| remonstrate | to present and urge reasons in opposition : expostulate |
| claustrophobia | abnormal dread of being in closed or narrow spaces |
| frivolous | of little weight or importance |
| halfhearted | lacking heart, spirit, or interest |
| surmise | a thought or idea based on scanty evidence : conjecture |
| visceral | felt in or as if in the internal organs of the body : deep |
| draw | to cause to move continuously toward or after a force applied in advance : pull |
| inequity | injustice |
| underlying | lying beneath or below |
| devious | wandering |