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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| acquiesce | to accept, comply, or submit tacitly or passively |
| cite | to call upon officially or authoritatively to appear (as before a court) |
| diminution | the act, process, or an instance of becoming gradually less (as in size or importance) : the act, process, or an instance of diminishing : decrease |
| vehement | marked by forceful energy : powerful |
| dubious | unsettled in opinion : doubtful |
| decoy | a pond into which wildfowl are lured for capture |
| quiver | a case for carrying or holding arrows |
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| carat | a unit of fineness for gold equal to ¹/₂₄ part of pure gold in an alloy |
| ameliorate | to make better or more tolerable |