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 |
|---|---|
| unassuaged | not quenched, eased, or satisfied : not assuaged |
| menace | a show of intention to inflict harm : threat |
| pulpit | an elevated platform or high reading desk used in preaching or conducting a worship service |
| tint | a usually slight or pale coloration : hue |
| incipient | beginning to come into being or to become apparent |
| stoic | a member of a school of philosophy founded by Zeno of Citium about 300 b.c. |
| corpulent | having a large bulky body : obese |
| unassuming | not assuming : modest |
| obliterate | to remove utterly from recognition or memory |
| elucidate | to make lucid especially by explanation or analysis |