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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WordMeaning
forsaketo renounce or turn away from entirely
fundamentalserving as a basis supporting existence or determining essential structure or function : basic
meteto give out by measure : dole out
kleptomaniaca person evidencing kleptomania
jettisonto get rid of as superfluous or encumbering : omit or forgo as part of a plan or as the result of some other decision
exceptwith the exclusion or exception of
flotsamfloating wreckage of a ship or its cargo
expostulationan act or an instance of expostulating
dichotomya division into two especially mutually exclusive or contradictory groups or entities
unprecedentedhaving no precedent : novel