GRE Word List

SCOURGE

whip

The meaning of the word scourge is whip.

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WordMeaning
demoticof, relating to, or written in a simplified form of the ancient Egyptian hieratic writing
reciteto repeat from memory or read aloud publicly
yieldto bear or bring forth as a natural product especially as a result of cultivation
zealeagerness and ardent interest in pursuit of something : fervor
adamantunshakable or insistent especially in maintaining a position or opinion : unyielding
covertnot openly shown, engaged in, or avowed : veiled
ablutionthe washing of one's body or part of it (as in a religious rite)
fashionthe prevailing style (as in dress) during a particular time
presentimenta feeling that something will or is about to happen : premonition
ostracizeto exile by ostracism