GRE Word List

ABUSIVE

using harsh, insulting language

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

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gallowsa frame usually of two upright posts and a transverse beam from which criminals are hanged
decantto draw off (a liquid) without disturbing the sediment or the lower liquid layers
stippleto engrave by means of dots and flicks
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