GRE Word List
SCOURGE
whip
The meaning of the word scourge is whip.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| chafe | irritate |
| compress | to press or squeeze together |
| conflagration | fire |
| suffocate | to stop the respiration of (as by strangling or asphyxiation) |
| conjure | to charge or entreat earnestly or solemnly |
| abstract | disassociated from any specific instance |
| terse | using few words : devoid of superfluity |
| derision | the use of ridicule or scorn to show contempt |
| precipitate | to throw violently : hurl |
| rampant | rearing upon the hind legs with forelegs extended |