GRE Word List
ABUSIVE
using harsh, insulting language
The meaning of the word abusive is using harsh, insulting language.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| hoard | a supply or fund stored up and often hidden away |
| render | to melt down |
| reprobation | the act of reprobating : the state of being reprobated |
| satyr | a sylvan deity in Greek mythology having certain characteristics of a horse or goat and fond of Dionysian revelry |
| askance | with disapproval or distrust : scornfully |
| snicker | to laugh in a covert or partly suppressed manner : titter |
| executor | one who executes something |
| tangible | capable of being perceived especially by the sense of touch : palpable |
| flit | to pass quickly or abruptly from one place or condition to another |
| appease | pacify |