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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WordMeaning
damnto condemn to a punishment or fate
corrodeto eat away by degrees as if by gnawing
sententiousgiven to or abounding in aphoristic expression
promontorya high point of land or rock projecting into a body of water
hegemonypreponderant influence or authority over others : domination
inextricableforming a maze or tangle from which it is impossible to get free
milieuthe physical or social setting in which something occurs or develops : environment
bluffhaving a broad flattened front
sullyto make soiled or tarnished : defile
plightto put or give in pledge : engage