GRE Word List
ABUSIVE
using harsh, insulting language
The meaning of the word abusive is using harsh, insulting language.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| mordant | biting and caustic in thought, manner, or style : incisive |
| palatable | agreeable to the palate or taste |
| mash | to reduce to a soft pulpy state by beating or pressure |
| chortle | to sing or chant exultantly |
| fusion | the act or process of liquefying or rendering plastic by heat |
| espouse | marry |
| wrangle | to dispute angrily or peevishly : bicker |
| blasphemy | the act of insulting or showing contempt or lack of reverence for God |
| bowdlerize | to expurgate (something, such as a book) by omitting or modifying parts considered vulgar |
| eerie | so mysterious, strange, or unexpected as to send a chill up the spine |