GRE Word List
SCOURGE
whip
The meaning of the word scourge is whip.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| platitude | the quality or state of being dull or insipid |
| replete | fully or abundantly provided or filled |
| bromide | a binary compound of bromine with another element or a radical including some (such as potassium bromide) used as sedatives |
| dishearten | to cause to lose hope, enthusiasm, or courage : to cause to lose spirit or morale |
| suspense | the state of being suspended : suspension |
| pretend | to give a false appearance of being, possessing, or performing |
| brindled | having obscure dark streaks or flecks on a usually gray or tawny ground |
| obtrude | to thrust out : extrude |
| gerontocracy | rule by elders |
| latch | to lay hold with or as if with the hands or arms |