GRE Word List

ABUSIVE

using harsh, insulting language

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

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WordMeaning
disconcertto throw into confusion
amenableliable to be brought to account : answerable
abstemiousmarked by restraint especially in the eating of food or drinking of alcohol
flickerto move irregularly or unsteadily : flutter
plaitpleat
donto put on (an article of clothing)
embellishto make beautiful with ornamentation : decorate
dregssediment contained in a liquid or precipitated (see precipitate
frolicsomefull of gaiety : playful
congruencethe quality or state of agreeing, coinciding, or being congruent