GRE Word List

ABUSIVE

using harsh, insulting language

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

Random words

WordMeaning
petrifyto convert (organic matter) into stone or a substance of stony hardness by the infiltration of water and the deposition of dissolved mineral matter
indignationanger aroused by something unjust, unworthy, or mean
sustainto give support or relief to
voracioushaving a huge appetite : ravenous
gentlefree from harshness, sternness, or violence
memoiran official note or report : memorandum
dyspepticindigestion
syntheticrelating to or involving synthesis : not analytic
triflesomething of little value, substance, or importance
slywise in practical affairs