GRE Word List

SCOURGE

whip

The meaning of the word scourge is whip.

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leewayan allowable margin of freedom or variation : tolerance
flamboyantmarked by or given to strikingly elaborate or colorful display or behavior
remnanta usually small part, member, or trace remaining
mollycoddleto treat with an excessive or absurd degree of indulgence and attention
swampa wetland often partially or intermittently covered with water
empiricaloriginating in or based on observation or experience
bruntthe principal force, shock, or stress (as of an attack)
vivisectionthe cutting of or operation on a living animal usually for physiological or pathological investigation
hullthe outer covering of a fruit or seed
sentimentalmarked or governed by feeling, sensibility, or emotional idealism