GRE Word List
ABUSIVE
using harsh, insulting language
The meaning of the word abusive is using harsh, insulting language.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| respiration | the movement of air or dissolved gases into and out of the lungs |
| tart | agreeably sharp or acid to the taste |
| unaccountable | not to be accounted for : inexplicable |
| arboretum | a place where trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants are cultivated for scientific and educational purposes |
| cremate | to subject to cremation |
| impertinent | given to or characterized by insolent rudeness |
| rusticate | to go into or reside in the country : follow a rustic life |
| tertiary | of third rank, importance, or value |
| conformity | correspondence in form, manner, or character : agreement |
| impious | not pious : lacking in reverence or proper respect (as for God or one's parents) : irreverent |