GRE Word List
ABUSIVE
using harsh, insulting language
The meaning of the word abusive is using harsh, insulting language.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| placate | to soothe or mollify especially by concessions : appease |
| obscure | dark |
| deposition | a testifying especially before a court |
| cleave | to adhere firmly and closely or loyally and unwaveringly |
| nonplus | a state of bafflement or perplexity : quandary |
| ambidextrous | using both hands with equal ease or dexterity |
| scapegoat | a goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur |
| doctrinaire | stubbornly or excessively devoted to a doctrine or theory without regard to practical considerations |
| cession | a yielding to another : concession |
| aghast | struck with terror, amazement, or horror : shocked and upset |