GRE Word List
THRASH
to beat soundly with or as if with a stick or whip : flog
The meaning of the word thrash is to beat soundly with or as if with a stick or whip : flog.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| auxiliary | offering or providing help |
| affinity | relationship by marriage |
| breadth | distance from side to side : width |
| indolent | averse to activity, effort, or movement : habitually lazy |
| unruly | not readily ruled, disciplined, or managed |
| wheedle | to influence or entice by soft words or flattery |
| scapegoat | a goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur |
| resumption | an act or instance of resuming : recommencement |
| hamper | to restrict the movement of by bonds or obstacles : impede |
| premeditate | to think about and revolve in the mind beforehand |