GRE Word List

SCOURGE

whip

The meaning of the word scourge is whip.

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WordMeaning
friskto search (a person) for something (such as a concealed weapon) by running the hand rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets
subordinateplaced in or occupying a lower class, rank, or position : inferior
deciduousfalling off or shed seasonally or at a certain stage of development in the life cycle
supplecompliant often to the point of obsequiousness
veerto change direction or course
bromidea binary compound of bromine with another element or a radical including some (such as potassium bromide) used as sedatives
dregssediment contained in a liquid or precipitated (see precipitate
sinecurean office or position that requires little or no work and that usually provides an income
brocadea rich silk fabric with raised patterns in gold and silver
herbivorousfeeding on plants