GRE Word List
ABUSIVE
using harsh, insulting language
The meaning of the word abusive is using harsh, insulting language.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| advocate | one who defends or maintains a cause or proposal |
| fundamental | serving as a basis supporting existence or determining essential structure or function : basic |
| deadlock | a state of inaction or neutralization resulting from the opposition of equally powerful uncompromising persons or factions : standstill |
| protege | one who is protected or trained or whose career is furthered by a person of experience, prominence, or influence |
| quarry | game |
| arroyo | a watercourse (such as a creek) in an arid region |
| glare | to shine with a harsh uncomfortably brilliant light |
| tan | to make (skin) tan especially by exposure to the sun |
| vendetta | blood feud |
| cynical | having or showing the attitude or temper of a cynic: such as |