GRE Word List
POLEMICAL
aggressive in verbal attack; disputatious (rather than simply expressing opinions)
The meaning of the word polemical is aggressive in verbal attack; disputatious (rather than simply expressing opinions).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| vapid | lacking liveliness; dull and unimaginative; insipid and flavorless; Ex. vapid lecture |
| enliven | make lively or spirited; animate |
| apparition | ghost; phantom |
| glossy | smooth and shining; N. gloss: shiny brightness on a surface; superficially attractive appearance; Ex. gloss of good manners |
| bristle | short stiff hair; V: (hair or fur) stand up stiffly |
| suffuse | spread through or over (with a color or liquid); charge; Ex. A blush suffused her cheeks. |
| pushy | disagreeably aggressive |
| sybarite | lover of luxury; person devoted to pleasure and luxury; CF. Sybaris: an ancient Greek city in Italy |
| perpetrate | commit an offense; do (something wrong) |
| porous | full of pores; like a sieve |