GRE Word List
SCOURGE
whip
The meaning of the word scourge is whip.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| parched | deprived of natural moisture |
| nuance | a subtle distinction or variation |
| grate | grating |
| penury | a cramping and oppressive lack of resources (such as money) |
| retroactive | extending in scope or effect to a prior time or to conditions that existed or originated in the past |
| dispense | to divide and share out according to a plan : to deal out in portions |
| somnambulist | an abnormal condition of sleep in which motor acts (such as walking) are performed |
| covert | not openly shown, engaged in, or avowed : veiled |
| indecision | a wavering between two or more possible courses of action : irresolution |
| complaisant | marked by an inclination to please or oblige |