GRE Word List

SCOURGE

whip

The meaning of the word scourge is whip.

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WordMeaning
debunkto expose the sham (see sham
absolutefree from imperfection : perfect
dysenterya disease characterized by severe diarrhea with passage of mucus and blood and usually caused by infection
sepulchera place of burial : tomb
scholarlyof, characteristic of, or suitable to learned persons : learned
delveexcavate
ficklemarked by lack of steadfastness, constancy, or stability : given to erratic changeableness
fancifulmarked by fancy or unrestrained imagination rather than by reason and experience
unfeignednot feigned or hypocritical : genuine
refractoryresisting control or authority : stubborn