GRE Word List
ABUSIVE
using harsh, insulting language
The meaning of the word abusive is using harsh, insulting language.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| fray | a usually disorderly or protracted fight, struggle, or dispute |
| camp | a place usually away from urban areas where tents or simple buildings (such as cabins) are erected for shelter or for temporary residence (as for laborers, prisoners, or vacationers) |
| urge | to present, advocate, or demand earnestly or pressingly |
| tender | marked by, responding to, or expressing the softer emotions : fond |
| extemporaneous | composed, performed, or uttered on the spur of the moment : impromptu |
| mesmerize | to subject to mesmerism |
| wastrel | vagabond |
| voyeur | someone who obtains sexual gratification from observing unsuspecting individuals who are partly undressed, naked, or engaged in sexual acts |
| abut | to border on : to touch along an edge |
| gusto | an individual or special taste |