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 |
|---|---|
| falter | to walk unsteadily : stumble |
| shudder | to tremble convulsively : shiver |
| ascetic | practicing strict self-denial as a measure of personal and especially spiritual discipline |
| tenant | one who has the occupation or temporary possession of lands or tenements of another |
| firebrand | a piece of burning wood |
| relinquish | to withdraw or retreat from : leave behind |
| altercation | a noisy, heated, angry dispute |
| solemnity | formal or ceremonious observance of an occasion or event |
| chimerical | existing only as the product of unchecked imagination : fantastically visionary (see visionary |
| withhold | to hold back from action : check |