GRE Word List
ABUSIVE
using harsh, insulting language
The meaning of the word abusive is using harsh, insulting language.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| indolent | averse to activity, effort, or movement : habitually lazy |
| austere | stern and cold in appearance or manner |
| unkempt | not combed |
| aphasia | loss or impairment of the power to use or comprehend words usually resulting from brain damage (as from a stroke, head injury, or infection) |
| jug | a large deep container (as of glass, earthenware, or plastic) with a narrow mouth and a handle |
| grueling | trying or taxing to the point of exhaustion : punishing |
| philistine | a native or inhabitant of ancient Philistia |
| abysmal | immeasurably low or wretched : extremely poor or bad |
| nadir | the point of the celestial sphere that is directly opposite the zenith and vertically downward from the observer |
| disparate | markedly distinct in quality or character |