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 |
|---|---|
| oblivious | lacking remembrance, memory, or mindful attention |
| promontory | a high point of land or rock projecting into a body of water |
| litter | a covered and curtained couch provided with shafts and used for carrying a single passenger |
| maleficent | working or productive of harm or evil : baleful |
| covetous | marked by inordinate desire for wealth or possessions or for another's possessions |
| claustrophobia | abnormal dread of being in closed or narrow spaces |
| jaunt | a usually short journey or excursion undertaken especially for pleasure |
| braggart | a loud arrogant boaster |
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| effluvium | an invisible emanation |