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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WordMeaning
scapegoata goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur
squelchto fall or stamp on so as to crush
pestilentialcausing or tending to cause pestilence : deadly
bellicosefavoring or inclined to start quarrels or wars
aloftat or to a great height
arbitera person with power to decide a dispute : judge
laxloose
eminentexhibiting eminence especially in standing above others in some quality or position : prominent
maleficentworking or productive of harm or evil : baleful
loquaciousfull of excessive talk : wordy