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 |
|---|---|
| disclose | to make known or public |
| compartment | a separate division or section |
| savor | the taste or smell of something |
| adulation | extreme or excessive admiration or flattery |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| glaze | to furnish or fit with glass |
| shyster | a person who is professionally unscrupulous especially in the practice of law or politics : pettifogger |
| skirmish | a minor fight in war usually incidental to larger movements |
| conjecture | inference formed without proof or sufficient evidence |
| fancy | to have a fancy (see fancy |