GRE Word List
ABUSIVE
using harsh, insulting language
The meaning of the word abusive is using harsh, insulting language.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| interjection | an ejaculatory utterance usually lacking grammatical connection: such as |
| clientele | a body of clients |
| impassive | giving no sign of feeling or emotion : expressionless |
| ablution | the washing of one's body or part of it (as in a religious rite) |
| materialism | a theory that physical matter is the only or fundamental reality and that all being and processes and phenomena can be explained as manifestations or results of matter (see matter |
| variegate | to diversify in external appearance especially with different colors : dapple |
| homely | suggestive or characteristic of a place of residence or home |
| temperate | having a moderate climate which especially lacks extremes in temperature |
| 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 |
| thermal | of, relating to, or caused by heat |