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
disavowalto deny responsibility for : repudiate
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mergerthe absorption of an estate, a contract, or an interest in another, of a minor offense in a greater, or of a cause of action into a judgment
confluencea coming or flowing together, meeting, or gathering at one point
dregssediment contained in a liquid or precipitated (see precipitate
calamitya disastrous event marked by great loss and lasting distress and suffering
forthrightfree from ambiguity or evasiveness : going straight to the point
intellectthe power of knowing as distinguished from the power to feel and to will : the capacity for knowledge
nomenclaturename