GRE Word List
INVECTIVE
insulting or abusive language : vituperation
The meaning of the word invective is insulting or abusive language : vituperation.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| subversive | the act of subverting : the state of being subverted |
| venue | locale |
| conciliatory | intended to gain goodwill or favor or to reduce hostility : tending or intended to conciliate |
| trough | a long shallow often V-shaped receptacle for the drinking water or feed of domestic animals |
| magnanimity | the quality of being magnanimous : loftiness of spirit enabling one to bear trouble calmly, to disdain meanness and pettiness, and to display a noble generosity |
| hierarchy | a division of angels |
| fresco | the art of painting on freshly spread moist lime plaster with water-based pigments |
| insensate | lacking sense or understanding |
| attrition | sorrow for one's sins that arises from a motive other than that of the love of God |
| dispassionate | not influenced by strong feeling |