GRE Word List
SCAPEGOAT
someone who bears the blame for others; whipping boy; CF. escape+goat
The meaning of the word scapegoat is someone who bears the blame for others; whipping boy; CF. escape+goat.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| perpetrate | commit an offense; do (something wrong) |
| tribute | tax levied by a ruler; payment made by one nation to another in acknowledgment of submission; mark of respect (such as praise or gift); Ex. pay tribute to |
| rile | irritate; vex; muddy |
| diatribe | bitter scolding or denunciation; invective; abuse |
| seclusion | isolation; solitude; V. seclude: set apart from others; isolate |
| courier | messenger |
| bank | heap; piled-up mass; embankment; lateral tilting (as of an aircraft in turning); V: pile up; protect with a bank; tilt in turning |
| gale | windstorm; gust of wind; emotional outburst (laughters, tears); Ex. gale of laughter |
| foolhardy | rash; reckless; foolishly daring |
| uncanny | strange; mysterious; Ex. uncanny knack |