GRE Word List
SCOURGE
whip
The meaning of the word scourge is whip.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| exasperate | to cause irritation or annoyance to |
| tart | agreeably sharp or acid to the taste |
| gambit | a chess opening in which a player risks one or more pawns or a minor piece to gain an advantage in position |
| suitor | one that petitions or entreats |
| fractious | tending to be troublesome : unruly |
| compile | to compose out of materials from other documents |
| languid | drooping or flagging from or as if from exhaustion : weak |
| abstain | to choose not to do or have something : to refrain deliberately and often with an effort of self-denial from an action or practice |
| remission | the act or process of remitting |
| swelter | to suffer, sweat, or be faint from heat |