GRE Word List
ABUSIVE
using harsh, insulting language
The meaning of the word abusive is using harsh, insulting language.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| slur | an insulting or disparaging remark or innuendo : aspersion |
| exigency | that which is required in a particular situation |
| hoodwink | to deceive by false appearance : dupe |
| ecosystem | the complex of a community of organisms and its environment functioning as an ecological unit |
| irate | roused to ire |
| bust | a sculptured representation of the upper part of the human figure including the head and neck and usually part of the shoulders and breast |
| glow | to shine with or as if with an intense heat |
| exclaim | to cry out or speak in strong or sudden emotion |
| queasy | causing nausea |
| ingrate | an ungrateful person |