GRE Word List

SCOURGE

whip

The meaning of the word scourge is whip.

Random words

WordMeaning
sanguinemarked by eager hopefulness : confidently optimistic
overwroughtextremely excited : agitated
ignoblecharacterized by baseness, lowness, or meanness
virtualbeing such in essence or effect though not formally recognized or admitted
havocwide and general destruction : devastation
hivea container for housing honeybees
vainhaving or showing undue or excessive pride in one's appearance or achievements : conceited
shiftto exchange for or replace by another : change
pronouncedstrongly marked : decided
symbiosisthe living together in more or less intimate association or close union of two dissimilar organisms (as in parasitism or commensalism)