GRE Word List

SCOURGE

whip

The meaning of the word scourge is whip.

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WordMeaning
uninhibitedfree from inhibition
ironythe use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning
straggleto wander from the direct course or way : rove
qualifiedfitted (as by training or experience) for a given purpose : competent
gentilitythe condition of belonging to the gentry
perigeethe point in the orbit of an object (such as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is nearest to the center of the earth
moleculethe smallest particle of a substance that retains all the properties (see property
ulteriorgoing beyond what is openly said or shown and especially what is proper
leewayan allowable margin of freedom or variation : tolerance
expenditurethe act or process of expending