GRE Word List
ABUSIVE
using harsh, insulting language
The meaning of the word abusive is using harsh, insulting language.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| fortuitous | occurring by chance |
| hap | happening |
| grievance | a cause of distress (such as an unsatisfactory working condition) felt to afford reason for complaint or resistance |
| quiescent | marked by inactivity or repose : tranquilly at rest |
| hubris | exaggerated pride or self-confidence |
| distract | to draw or direct (something, such as someone's attention) to a different object or in different directions at the same time |
| purport | to have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming (something implied or inferred) |
| decelerate | to reduce the speed of : slow down |
| retinue | a group of retainers or attendants |
| wean | to accustom (a young child or animal) to take food otherwise than by nursing |