GRE Word List
ABUSIVE
using harsh, insulting language
The meaning of the word abusive is using harsh, insulting language.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| exult | to be extremely joyful : rejoice |
| drone | a stingless male bee (as of the honeybee) that has the role of mating with the queen and does not gather nectar or pollen |
| lounge | to act or move idly or lazily : loaf |
| certitude | the state of being or feeling certain |
| orient | to direct (something, such as a book or film) toward the interests of a particular group |
| badinage | playful repartee : banter |
| axiom | a statement accepted as true as the basis for argument or inference : postulate |
| impassioned | filled with passion or zeal : showing great warmth or intensity of feeling |
| invidious | of an unpleasant or objectionable nature : obnoxious |
| interpolate | to alter or corrupt (something, such as a text) by inserting new or foreign matter |