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
composurea calmness or repose especially of mind, bearing, or appearance : self-possession
concertedmutually contrived or agreed on
resolutionthe act or process of resolving: such as
palatethe roof of the mouth separating the mouth from the nasal cavity see hard palate
trilogya series of three dramas or literary works or sometimes three musical compositions that are closely related and develop a single theme
temerityunreasonable or foolhardy contempt of danger or opposition : rashness
bleakexposed and barren and often windswept
swellto expand (as in size, volume, or numbers) gradually beyond a normal or original limit
mutterto utter sounds or words indistinctly or with a low voice and with the lips partly closed
synopticaffording a general view of a whole