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 |
|---|---|
| antiquated | outmoded or discredited by reason of age : old and no longer useful, popular, or accepted |
| comeuppance | a deserved rebuke or penalty : deserts |
| pauper | a person destitute of means except such as are derived from charity |
| maim | to mutilate, disfigure, or wound seriously |
| calorific | caloric |
| lancet | a sharp-pointed and commonly 2-edged surgical instrument used to make small incisions |
| benefactor | someone or something that provides help or an advantage : one that confers a benefit |
| apparent | open to view : visible |
| methodical | arranged, characterized by, or performed with method or order |
| deluge | an overflowing of the land by water |