GRE Word List
SCOURGE
whip
The meaning of the word scourge is whip.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| demotic | of, relating to, or written in a simplified form of the ancient Egyptian hieratic writing |
| recite | to repeat from memory or read aloud publicly |
| yield | to bear or bring forth as a natural product especially as a result of cultivation |
| zeal | eagerness and ardent interest in pursuit of something : fervor |
| adamant | unshakable or insistent especially in maintaining a position or opinion : unyielding |
| covert | not openly shown, engaged in, or avowed : veiled |
| ablution | the washing of one's body or part of it (as in a religious rite) |
| fashion | the prevailing style (as in dress) during a particular time |
| presentiment | a feeling that something will or is about to happen : premonition |
| ostracize | to exile by ostracism |