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 |
|---|---|
| foment | to promote the growth or development of : rouse |
| static | exerting force by reason of weight alone without motion |
| insensate | lacking sense or understanding |
| fecundity | fruitful in offspring or vegetation : prolific |
| phoenix | a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period |
| lagoon | a shallow sound, channel, or pond near or communicating with a larger body of water |
| ruminate | to go over in the mind repeatedly and often casually or slowly |
| pejorative | a word or phrase that has negative connotations (see connotation |
| febrile | marked or caused by fever : feverish |
| surge | to rise and fall actively : toss |