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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lackadaisical | lacking life, spirit, or zest : languid |
malfeasance | wrongdoing or misconduct especially by a public official |
episodic | made up of separate especially loosely connected episodes |
stun | to make senseless, groggy, or dizzy by or as if by a blow : daze |
unearth | to dig up out of or as if out of the earth : exhume |
attribute | a quality, character, or characteristic ascribed to someone or something |
promote | to advance in station, rank, or honor : raise |
malign | evil in nature, influence, or effect : injurious |
inroad | an advance or penetration often at the expense of someone or something |
breach | infraction or violation of a law, obligation, tie, or standard |