GRE Word List

SCOURGE

whip

The meaning of the word scourge is whip.

Random words

WordMeaning
vortexsomething that resembles a whirlpool
inanimatenot animate:
repellentserving or tending to drive away or ward off
unexceptionablenot open to objection or criticism : beyond reproach : unimpeachable
perimeterthe boundary of a closed plane figure
circumventto manage to get around especially by ingenuity or stratagem
antecedentsa substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him")
finesserefinement or delicacy of workmanship, structure, or texture
ramifyto split up into branches or constituent parts
gorgea narrow passage through land