TESTfunda Daily Wordlist 09-Apr-14
If you're having trouble viewing this email, see today's Wordlist on the Web. 09-Apr-14 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists flay [ fley ] [ transitive verb ] MEANING : 1. to whip or lash 2. to take the skin off in strips 3. to fleece or strip of money or goods 4. to scold or criticize with scathing severity USAGE EXAMPLE 1 : In the old days punishment was so severe that people who stole food were flayed in public. USAGE EXAMPLE 2 : This populism ignores the fact that few householders, however protective of their possessions, want a license to flay, torture, spit-roast or feed to the cats any malefactor with designs on their flat-screen televisions. The Telegraph, Suddenly, grumpy old Gordon Brown doesn't look such a los...