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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prodigalcharacterized by profuse or wasteful expenditure : lavish
ostentatiousattracting or seeking to attract attention, admiration, or envy often by gaudiness or obviousness : overly elaborate or conspicuous : characterized by, fond of, or evincing ostentation
disbandto break up the organization of : dissolve
sourbeing, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is produced chiefly by acids and is characteristic of lemon juice
cresta showy tuft or process on the head of an animal and especially a bird see bird illustration
unseemlynot seemly: such as
debarto bar from having or doing something : preclude
cavaliermarked by or given to offhand and often disdainful (see disdain
chorusa company of singers and dancers in Athenian drama participating in or commenting on the action
cohesionthe act or state of sticking together tightly