GRE Word List
SCOURGE
whip
The meaning of the word scourge is whip.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| presage | something that foreshadows or portends a future event : omen |
| elicit | to call forth or draw out (something, such as information or a response) |
| lagoon | a shallow sound, channel, or pond near or communicating with a larger body of water |
| oratorio | a lengthy choral work usually of a religious nature consisting chiefly of recitatives, arias, and choruses without action or scenery |
| trilogy | a series of three dramas or literary works or sometimes three musical compositions that are closely related and develop a single theme |
| fledgling | a young bird just fledged (see fledge |
| distinction | the act of perceiving someone or something as being not the same and often treating as separate or different : the distinguishing of a difference |
| disproportion | lack of proportion, symmetry, or proper relation : disparity |
| trigger | a piece (such as a lever) connected with a catch or detent as a means of releasing it |
| impel | to urge or drive forward or on by or as if by the exertion of strong moral pressure : force |