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 |
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| etymology | the history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language |
| dissemble | to hide under a false appearance |
| rectitude | the quality or state of being straight |
| leaven | a substance (such as yeast) used to produce fermentation in dough or a liquid |
| indisputable | not disputable : unquestionable |
| malodorous | having a bad odor |
| indemnify | to secure against hurt, loss, or damage |
| fruitful | yielding or producing fruit |
| statute | a law enacted by the legislative branch of a government |
| disengage | to release from something that engages or involves |