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 |
|---|---|
| militate | to have weight or effect |
| toss | to throw with a quick, light, or careless motion or with a sudden jerk |
| feign | to give a false appearance of : induce as a false impression |
| magniloquent | speaking in or characterized by a high-flown often bombastic style or manner |
| mirth | gladness or gaiety as shown by or accompanied with laughter |
| lexicon | a book containing an alphabetical arrangement of the words in a language and their definitions : dictionary |
| malapropism | the usually unintentionally humorous misuse or distortion of a word or phrase |
| stoic | a member of a school of philosophy founded by Zeno of Citium about 300 b.c. |
| loft | an upper room or floor : attic |
| ecclesiastic | ecclesiastical |