GRE Word List
ABUSIVE
coarsely insulting; physically harmful
The meaning of the word abusive is coarsely insulting; physically harmful.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ichthyology | study of fish; CF. ichthyo-: fish |
| panache | flair; manner of doing things without any difficulty (causing admiration); flamboyance; bunch of feathers (on a helmet); Ex. with great panache; CF. Ʒ õ ؾ |
| indignity | treatment or situation that causes shame or loss of dignity, respect; offensive or insulting treatment; humiliating or degrading treatment; Ex. I suffered the indignity of having to say that in front of them. |
| detonation | explosion |
| perpetual | everlasting |
| unexceptionable | entirely acceptable; not offering any basis for criticism |
| insatiable | not easily satisfied; unquenchable; Ex. insatiable appetite |
| expropriate | take possession of (often for public use and without payment) |
| apiculture | bee-keeping |
| doggerel | poor verse |
