GRE Word List
ABUSIVE
using harsh, insulting language
The meaning of the word abusive is using harsh, insulting language.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| wheedle | to influence or entice by soft words or flattery |
| coquette | a woman who endeavors without sincere affection to gain the attention and admiration of men |
| ravage | an act or practice of ravaging |
| propensity | an often intense natural inclination or preference |
| improvident | not provident : not foreseeing and providing for the future |
| fortitude | strength of mind that enables a person to encounter danger or bear pain or adversity with courage |
| anthropoid | any of a suborder (Anthropoidea) of higher primates (such as macaques and marmosets) |
| promote | to advance in station, rank, or honor : raise |
| platonic | of, relating to, or characteristic of Plato or Platonism |
| fugitive | running away or intending flight |