GRE Word List
ABUSIVE
using harsh, insulting language
The meaning of the word abusive is using harsh, insulting language.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| alliteration | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) |
| analogy | a comparison of two otherwise unlike things based on resemblance of a particular aspect |
| buccaneer | any of the freebooters preying on Spanish ships and settlements especially in 17th century West Indies |
| cavil | to raise trivial and frivolous objection |
| estranged | having lost former closeness and affection : in a state of alienation from a previous close or familial relationship |
| subaltern | particular with reference to a related universal proposition |
| amiable | friendly, sociable, and congenial |
| checkered | marked by alternating squares of different colors, shades, or materials |
| visage | the face, countenance, or appearance of a person or sometimes an animal |
| epaulet | something that ornaments or protects the shoulder: such as |