GRE Word List
EXCORIATE
scold with biting harshness; censure strongly; strip the skin off
The meaning of the word excoriate is scold with biting harshness; censure strongly; strip the skin off.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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abode | dwelling place; home |
gaunt | lean and angular; thin and bony; emaciated; barren |
ruminate | chew over and over (mentally or, like cows, physically); mull over(ponder) |
cavil | quibble; make frivolous objections; find fault unnecessarily |
taper | very thin candle; gradual decrease in the width of a long object; V. make or become gradually narrower toward one end |
chide | scold; rebuke (someone who has done wrong) |
subaltern | subordinate |
hibernal | wintry; wintery; of or like winter |
nullify | make invalid; make null; invalidate |
orthography | correct spelling; CF. ortho-: straight; correct; Ex. orthodontics |