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 |
|---|---|
| mischance | bad luck |
| tribune | a Roman official under the monarchy and the republic with the function of protecting the plebeian citizen from arbitrary action by the patrician magistrates |
| prosperity | the condition of being successful or thriving |
| unprepossessing | not tending to create a favorable impression : not prepossessing |
| coalesce | to grow together |
| violate | break |
| gratuity | something given voluntarily or beyond obligation usually for some service |
| tenet | a principle, belief, or doctrine generally held to be true |
| promulgate | to make (an idea, belief, etc.) known to many people by open declaration : proclaim |
| centripetal | proceeding or acting in a direction toward a center or axis |