GRE Word List
SCOURGE
whip
The meaning of the word scourge is whip.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| blackball | to vote against |
| parched | deprived of natural moisture |
| usurp | to seize and hold (office, place, functions, powers, etc.) in possession by force or without right |
| hoodwink | to deceive by false appearance : dupe |
| asymmetric | having two sides or halves that are not the same : not symmetrical |
| assay | to analyze (something, such as an ore) for one or more specific components |
| thresh | to separate seed from (a harvested plant) mechanically |
| cavalier | marked by or given to offhand and often disdainful (see disdain |
| illusion | a misleading image presented to the vision : optical illusion |
| mote | a small particle : speck |