GRE Word List
ABUSIVE
using harsh, insulting language
The meaning of the word abusive is using harsh, insulting language.
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|---|---|
| misapprehension | to apprehend wrongly : misunderstand |
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| cache | a hiding place especially for concealing and preserving provisions or implements |
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| recount | to relate in detail : narrate |
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| projectile | a body projected by external force and continuing in motion by its own inertia |
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