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 |
|---|---|
| soporific | causing or tending to cause sleep |
| redundant | exceeding what is necessary or normal : superfluous |
| intrinsic | belonging to the essential nature or constitution of a thing |
| recreant | crying for mercy : cowardly |
| lackadaisical | lacking life, spirit, or zest : languid |
| primal | original |
| raucous | disagreeably harsh or strident : hoarse |
| provincial | the superior of a province of a Roman Catholic religious order |
| pulchritude | physical comeliness |
| nib | bill |