GRE Word List
SCOURGE
whip
The meaning of the word scourge is whip.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| prominent | standing out or projecting beyond a surface or line : protuberant |
| checkered | marked by alternating squares of different colors, shades, or materials |
| lout | to bow in respect |
| aloof | removed or distant either physically or emotionally |
| deterrent | serving to discourage, prevent, or inhibit : serving to deter |
| quarantine | a period of 40 days |
| musky | having an odor of or resembling musk |
| rancor | bitter deep-seated ill will |
| caste | one of the hereditary social classes in Hinduism that restrict the occupation of their members and their association with the members of other castes |
| indigence | a level of poverty in which real hardship and deprivation are suffered and comforts of life are wholly lacking |