GRE Word List
ABUSIVE
using harsh, insulting language
The meaning of the word abusive is using harsh, insulting language.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| kernel | the inner softer part of a seed, fruit stone, or nut |
| presume | to undertake without leave or clear justification : dare |
| inerrancy | exemption from error : infallibility |
| bluff | having a broad flattened front |
| recondite | difficult or impossible for one of ordinary understanding or knowledge to comprehend : deep |
| retort | to pay or hurl back : return |
| shear | to cut off the hair from |
| mitigate | to cause to become less harsh or hostile : mollify |
| equivocal | subject to two or more interpretations and usually used to mislead or confuse |
| legerdemain | sleight of hand |