GRE Word List

SCOURGE

whip

The meaning of the word scourge is whip.

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WordMeaning
rebuketo criticize sharply : reprimand
scrimmagea minor battle : skirmish
rebusa representation of words or syllables by pictures of objects or by symbols whose names resemble the intended words or syllables in sound
bellicosefavoring or inclined to start quarrels or wars
tangentialtouching lightly : incidental
archipelagoan expanse of water with many scattered islands
blurtto utter abruptly and impulsively
parallelextending in the same direction, everywhere equidistant (see equidistant
protocolan original draft, minute, or record of a document or transaction
treatisea systematic exposition or argument in writing including a methodical discussion of the facts and principles involved and conclusions reached