Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the word from the options which is similar in meaning to the given word.

Excoriate

  1. To stimulate

  2. To suffer

  3. To insult

  4. To strip

  5. To invoke
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Excoriate literally means to strip off the skin, but figuratively it means to criticize severely. Among the choices, to strip is the literal definition provided.

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