GRE Word List
REVILE
to subject to verbal abuse : vituperate
The meaning of the word revile is to subject to verbal abuse : vituperate.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| naivete | a naive remark or action |
| testy | easily annoyed : irritable |
| presage | something that foreshadows or portends a future event : omen |
| sour | being, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is produced chiefly by acids and is characteristic of lemon juice |
| ineffable | incapable of being expressed in words : indescribable |
| imminent | ready to take place : happening soon |
| synchronous | happening, existing, or arising at precisely the same time |
| facetious | joking or jesting often inappropriately : waggish |
| holster | a leather or fabric case for carrying a firearm on the person (as on the hip or chest), on a saddle, or in a vehicle |
| bard | a tribal poet-singer skilled in composing and reciting verses on heroes and their deeds |