GRE Word List

SCOURGE

whip

The meaning of the word scourge is whip.

Random words

WordMeaning
ornatemarked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric
renegadea deserter from one faith, cause, or allegiance to another
stricturean abnormal narrowing of a bodily passage
stringenttight
tarantulaany of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food
resumptionan act or instance of resuming : recommencement
drudgeto do hard, menial, or monotonous work
altruisticrelating to or given to altruism:
metaphysicalof or relating to metaphysics
scruplea unit of capacity equal to ¹/₂₄ Apothecaries' ounce see Weights and Measures Table