GRE Word List
SCOURGE
whip
The meaning of the word scourge is whip.
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| Word | Meaning |
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| sextant | an instrument for measuring angular distances used especially in navigation to observe altitudes of celestial bodies (as in ascertaining latitude and longitude) |
| apropos | being both relevant and opportune |
| downcast | low in spirit : dejected |
| irrevocable | not possible to revoke : unalterable |
| bargain | an agreement between parties settling what each gives or receives in a transaction between them or what course of action or policy each pursues in respect to the other |
| stench | stink |
| temperate | having a moderate climate which especially lacks extremes in temperature |
| alluvial | relating to, composed of, or found in alluvium |
| acrimonious | angry and bitter : caustic, biting, or rancorous especially in feeling, language, or manner |
| stratified | formed, deposited, or arranged in stable layers or strata |