GRE Word List
ABUSIVE
using harsh, insulting language
The meaning of the word abusive is using harsh, insulting language.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| cacophonous | marked by cacophony : harsh-sounding |
| complement | something that fills up, completes, or makes better or perfect |
| mitigate | to cause to become less harsh or hostile : mollify |
| parsimony | the quality of being careful with money or resources : thrift |
| flip | to toss so as to cause to turn over in the air |
| fiat | an authoritative or arbitrary order : decree |
| unfaltering | not wavering or weakening : firm |
| uproarious | marked by uproar |
| ventriloquist | one who uses or is skilled in ventriloquism |
| horoscope | a diagram of the relative positions of planets and signs of the zodiac at a specific time (as at one's birth) for use by astrologers in inferring individual character and personality traits and in foretelling events of a person's life |