GRE Word List
INVECTIVE
insulting or abusive language : vituperation
The meaning of the word invective is insulting or abusive language : vituperation.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| misnomer | the misnaming of a person in a legal instrument |
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| expenditure | the act or process of expending |
| lace | to draw together the edges of by or as if by a lace passed through eyelets |
| coterie | an intimate and often exclusive group of persons with a unifying common interest or purpose |
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| induce | to move by persuasion or influence |
| polarize | to cause to vibrate in a definite pattern |
| deterrent | serving to discourage, prevent, or inhibit : serving to deter |
| flippant | lacking proper respect or seriousness |