GRE Word List
SCOURGE
whip
The meaning of the word scourge is whip.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| bitter | being, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is peculiarly acrid, astringent, and often disagreeable and characteristic of citrus peels, unsweetened cocoa, black coffee, mature leafy greens (such as kale or mustard), or ale |
| contiguous | being in actual contact : touching along a boundary or at a point |
| wreak | bring about |
| abase | to lower in rank, office, prestige, or esteem |
| glutinous | having the quality of glue : gummy |
| bolster | a long pillow or cushion |
| implicit | capable of being understood from something else though unexpressed : implied |
| mange | any of various persistent contagious skin diseases marked especially by eczematous inflammation and loss of hair, affecting domestic animals or sometimes humans, and caused by a minute parasitic mite compare sarcoptic mange |
| impotent | not potent : lacking in power, strength, or vigor : helpless |
| fluctuate | to shift back and forth uncertainly |