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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cumulativeincreasing by successive additions
spartana native or inhabitant of ancient Sparta
deportto send out of the country by legal deportation
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itinerarythe route of a journey or tour or the proposed outline of one
underscoreto draw a line under : underline
imputeto lay the responsibility or blame for (something) often falsely or unjustly
finickyextremely or excessively particular, exacting, or meticulous in taste or standards
theocracygovernment of a state by immediate divine guidance or by officials who are regarded as divinely guided
humdrummonotonous