GRE Word List
REVILE
to subject to verbal abuse : vituperate
The meaning of the word revile is to subject to verbal abuse : vituperate.
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| clout | a piece of cloth or leather : rag |
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| exemplify | to show or illustrate by example |
| ambulatory | able to walk about and not bedridden |
| wispy | a small handful (as of hay or straw) |
| rudimentary | consisting in first principles : fundamental |
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| discount | a reduction made from the gross (see gross |
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