GRE Word List
SCOURGE
whip
The meaning of the word scourge is whip.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| hallowed | holy |
| indicative | serving to indicate |
| meticulous | marked by extreme or excessive care in the consideration or treatment of details |
| explicit | fully revealed or expressed without vagueness, implication, or ambiguity : leaving no question as to meaning or intent |
| prominent | standing out or projecting beyond a surface or line : protuberant |
| sheaf | a quantity of the stalks and ears of a cereal grass or sometimes other plant material bound together |
| wax | a substance that is secreted by bees and is used by them for constructing the honeycomb, that is a dull yellow solid plastic when warm, and that is composed primarily of a mixture of esters, hydrocarbons, and fatty acids : beeswax |
| scowl | to contract the brow in an expression of displeasure |
| quisling | traitor |
| deft | characterized by facility and skill |