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Words from Todays Newspaper: Word#7 of the day: SCOURGE New scourge in Assam. In the given sentence, the word ‘scourge’ has been used as a noun. It refers to someone or something that causes a great amount of trouble or suffering. An example that will help in understanding the meaning of this word is - In a show that it is serious in tackling the scourge of corruption within the Jamaica Constabulary Force, the Anti-Corruption Branch has announced the arrest of close to 50 members and civilians. In the past, the word scourge was used to refer to ‘a whip that was used to punish people’. Apt synonyms of the word are - flogger, lash, bane, curse etc.
Posted on: Fri, 31 Jan 2014 11:49:49 +0000

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