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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| plaintive | expressive of suffering or woe : melancholy |
| remonstrate | to present and urge reasons in opposition : expostulate |
| reprisal | a retaliatory act |
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| actuarial | of or relating to actuaries |
| torrent | a violent or forceful flow of fluid |
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