GRE Word List
ABUSIVE
using harsh, insulting language
The meaning of the word abusive is using harsh, insulting language.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| rift | fissure |
| indifferent | marked by a lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern for something : apathetic |
| brawn | the flesh of a boar |
| embezzlement | to appropriate (something, such as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use |
| adversary | one that contends with, opposes, or resists : an enemy or opponent |
| beholden | being under obligation for a favor or gift : indebted |
| killjoy | one who spoils the pleasure of others |
| deference | respect and esteem due a superior or an elder |
| nadir | the point of the celestial sphere that is directly opposite the zenith and vertically downward from the observer |
| ecclesiastic | ecclesiastical |