GRE Word List

ABUSIVE

using harsh, insulting language

The meaning of the word abusive is using harsh, insulting language.

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WordMeaning
pithyconsisting of or abounding in pith
buccaneerany of the freebooters preying on Spanish ships and settlements especially in 17th century West Indies
credentialwarranting credit or confidence
insolencethe quality or state of being insolent
surveillanceclose watch kept over someone or something (as by a detective)
suffocateto stop the respiration of (as by strangling or asphyxiation)
sonicutilizing, produced by, or relating to sound waves
mirewet spongy earth (as of a bog or marsh)
floefloating ice formed in a large sheet on the surface of a body of water
indifferentmarked by a lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern for something : apathetic