GRE Word List
ABUSIVE
using harsh, insulting language
The meaning of the word abusive is using harsh, insulting language.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| fraught | full of or accompanied by something specified |
| congenital | existing at or dating from birth |
| persist | to go on resolutely or stubbornly in spite of opposition, importunity, or warning |
| crevice | a narrow opening resulting from a split or crack (as in a cliff) : fissure |
| contempt | the act of despising : the state of mind of one who despises : disdain |
| cistern | an artificial reservoir (such as an underground tank) for storing liquids and especially water (such as rainwater) |
| improvident | not provident : not foreseeing and providing for the future |
| attrition | sorrow for one's sins that arises from a motive other than that of the love of God |
| purveyor | one that purveys |
| sacrosanct | most sacred or holy : inviolable |