GRE Word List

SCOURGE

whip

The meaning of the word scourge is whip.

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WordMeaning
plaintiveexpressive of suffering or woe : melancholy
magisterialof, relating to, or having the characteristics of a master or teacher : authoritative
jocularsaid or done as a joke : characterized by jesting : playful
spurnto reject with disdain or contempt : scorn
portendto give an omen or anticipatory sign of
fraudulentcharacterized by, based on, or done by fraud : deceitful
incipientbeginning to come into being or to become apparent
asceticpracticing strict self-denial as a measure of personal and especially spiritual discipline
debunkto expose the sham (see sham
miscellanyseparate writings collected in one volume