GRE Word List

SCOURGE

whip

The meaning of the word scourge is whip.

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conjectureinference formed without proof or sufficient evidence
askancewith disapproval or distrust : scornfully
dissipateto break up and drive off
reiterateto state or do over again or repeatedly sometimes with wearying effect
disavowalto deny responsibility for : repudiate
seinea large net with sinkers on one edge and floats on the other that hangs vertically in the water and is used to enclose and catch fish when its ends are pulled together or are drawn ashore
philanthropistone who makes an active effort to promote human welfare : a person who practices philanthropy
bereavedsuffering the death of a loved one
mangeany 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
unerringlycommitting no error : faultless