SAT vocabulary
Scourge
A source of severe, persistent pain, suffering, or affliction.
Example
"The severe drought proved to be an inescapable scourge to the small farming community."
Etymology
From Old French escorgie ('whip'), ultimately from Latin corrigia ('whip, thong').
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