GRE Word List
SCOURGE
whip
The meaning of the word scourge is whip.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ornate | marked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric |
| renegade | a deserter from one faith, cause, or allegiance to another |
| stricture | an abnormal narrowing of a bodily passage |
| stringent | tight |
| tarantula | any of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food |
| resumption | an act or instance of resuming : recommencement |
| drudge | to do hard, menial, or monotonous work |
| altruistic | relating to or given to altruism: |
| metaphysical | of or relating to metaphysics |
| scruple | a unit of capacity equal to ¹/₂₄ Apothecaries' ounce see Weights and Measures Table |