GRE Word List
ABUSIVE
using harsh, insulting language
The meaning of the word abusive is using harsh, insulting language.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| parvenu | one that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it |
| docile | easily taught |
| abode | the place where one lives : home |
| bastion | a projecting part of a fortification |
| mass | the liturgy of the Eucharist (see eucharist |
| apothegm | a short, pithy, and instructive saying or formulation : aphorism |
| blue | of the color whose hue is that of the clear sky : of the color blue (see blue |
| dote | to exhibit mental decline of or like that of old age : be in one's dotage |
| sovereign | one possessing or held to possess supreme political power or sovereignty |
| primp | to dress, adorn, or arrange in a careful or finicky manner |