GRE Word List

ABUSIVE

using harsh, insulting language

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

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WordMeaning
unbridledunrestrained
sanguinemarked by eager hopefulness : confidently optimistic
reclusemarked by withdrawal from society : solitary
razeto destroy to the ground : demolish
insurmountableincapable of being surmounted : insuperable
asperityroughness of manner or of temper : harshness of behavior or speech that expresses bitterness or anger
chimericalexisting only as the product of unchecked imagination : fantastically visionary (see visionary
recalcitrantobstinately defiant of authority or restraint
physiognomythe art of discovering temperament and character from outward appearance
compellingthat compels: such as