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 |
|---|---|
| irksome | tending to irk : tedious |
| despoil | to strip of belongings, possessions, or value : pillage |
| cornucopia | a curved, hollow goat's horn or similarly shaped receptacle (such as a horn-shaped basket) that is overflowing especially with fruit and vegetables (such as gourds, ears of corn, apples, and grapes) and that is used as a decorative motif emblematic of abundance |
| satirical | of, relating to, or constituting satire |
| blemish | to spoil by a flaw |
| capacity | legal competency (see competence |
| capricious | governed or characterized by caprice : impulsive |
| flit | to pass quickly or abruptly from one place or condition to another |
| hermitage | the habitation of a hermit |
| apothecary | one who prepares and sells drugs or compounds for medicinal purposes |