GRE Word List

ABUSIVE

using harsh, insulting language

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

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WordMeaning
evenhandedfair
divestto deprive or dispossess especially of property, authority, or title
equivocateto use equivocal language especially with intent to deceive
brackishsomewhat salty
swillwash
edifyto instruct and improve especially in moral and religious knowledge : uplift
embezzlementto appropriate (something, such as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use
deliriuman acute (see acute
palliddeficient in color : wan
shuffleto mix in a mass confusedly : jumble