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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| mangy | affected with or resulting from mange |
| unfeigned | not feigned or hypocritical : genuine |
| germinate | to cause to sprout or develop |
| trickle | to issue or fall in drops |
| fetish | an object (such as a small stone carving of an animal) believed to have magical power to protect or aid its owner |
| clandestine | marked by, held in, or conducted with secrecy : surreptitious |
| exemplary | deserving imitation : commendable |
| derelict | abandoned especially by the owner or occupant |
| rampart | a protective barrier : bulwark |
| ballast | a heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine) |