GRE Word List

INVECTIVE

insulting or abusive language : vituperation

The meaning of the word invective is insulting or abusive language : vituperation.

Random words

WordMeaning
ramifyto split up into branches or constituent parts
provenanceorigin
mincingaffectedly dainty or delicate
maraudto roam about and raid in search of plunder
ingratean ungrateful person
spectralof, relating to, or suggesting a specter : ghostly
polemican aggressive attack on or refutation of the opinions or principles of another
goadto incite or rouse as if with a goad (see goad
posteritythe offspring of one progenitor to the furthest generation
shedto rid oneself of temporarily or permanently as superfluous or unwanted