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 |
|---|---|
| misapprehension | to apprehend wrongly : misunderstand |
| voyeur | someone who obtains sexual gratification from observing unsuspecting individuals who are partly undressed, naked, or engaged in sexual acts |
| pell-mell | in mingled confusion or disorder |
| misnomer | the misnaming of a person in a legal instrument |
| genteel | having an aristocratic quality or flavor : stylish |
| appraise | to set a value on : to estimate the amount of |
| accessory | an object or device that is not essential in itself but adds to the beauty, convenience, or effectiveness of something else |
| mode | an arrangement of the eight diatonic notes or tones of an octave according to one of several fixed schemes of their intervals (see interval |
| imperceptible | not perceptible by a sense or by the mind : extremely slight, gradual, or subtle |
| wade | to step in or through a medium (such as water) offering more resistance than air |