GRE Word List

ABUSIVE

using harsh, insulting language

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

Random words

WordMeaning
nutritiousnourishing
masticateto grind or crush (food) with or as if with the teeth : chew
fussyeasily upset : irritable
devoutcommitted or devoted to religion or to religious duties or exercises
flourishto grow luxuriantly : thrive
sluicean artificial passage for water (as in a millstream) fitted with a valve or gate for stopping or regulating flow
palpablecapable of being touched or felt : tangible
adversitya state or instance of serious or continued difficulty or misfortune
annihilateto cause to cease to exist : to do away with entirely so that nothing remains
swellto expand (as in size, volume, or numbers) gradually beyond a normal or original limit