GRE Word List

ABUSIVE

using harsh, insulting language

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

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WordMeaning
douseto plunge into water
foreshadowto represent, indicate, or typify beforehand : prefigure
gravitydignity or sobriety of bearing
distractto draw or direct (something, such as someone's attention) to a different object or in different directions at the same time
consternationamazement or dismay that hinders or throws into confusion
scrapsfragments of discarded or leftover food
whinnyto neigh especially in a low or gentle way
rumbleto make a low heavy rolling sound
libidoinstinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity
miasmaa vaporous exhalation formerly believed to cause disease