GRE Word List
SCOURGE
whip
The meaning of the word scourge is whip.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| stoke | to poke or stir up (a fire, flames, etc.) : supply with fuel |
| evasive | tending or intended to evade : equivocal |
| blanch | to take the color out of |
| convivial | relating to, occupied with, or fond of feasting, drinking, and good company |
| juggernaut | a massive inexorable force, campaign, movement, or object that crushes whatever is in its path |
| chauvinist | an attitude of superiority toward members of the opposite sex |
| deign | to condescend reluctantly and with a strong sense of the affront to one's superiority that is involved : stoop |
| overt | open to view : manifest |
| largess | liberal giving (as of money) to or as if to an inferior |
| choir | an organized company of singers (as in a church service) |