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 |
|---|---|
| maladroit | lacking adroitness : inept |
| fulsome | characterized by abundance : copious |
| warranty | a real covenant binding the grantor of an estate and the grantor's heirs to warrant and defend the title |
| defalcate | deduct |
| derogatory | expressive of a low opinion : disparaging |
| dinghy | a small boat carried on or towed behind a larger boat as a tender or a lifeboat |
| prevaricate | to deviate from the truth : equivocate |
| lofty | elevated in character and spirit : noble |
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| exorcise | to expel (an evil spirit) by adjuration |