GRE Word List
SCOURGE
whip
The meaning of the word scourge is whip.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| balmy | having the qualities of balm : soothing |
| amphibian | an amphibious organism |
| squabble | a noisy altercation or quarrel usually over petty matters |
| primordial | first created or developed : primeval |
| clamber | to climb awkwardly or with effort especially by using both the hands and the feet |
| simile | a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor |
| cherubic | an order of angels see celestial hierarchy |
| antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |
| travesty | a debased, distorted, or grossly inferior imitation |
| purport | to have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming (something implied or inferred) |