GRE Word List
SCURRILOUS
using or given to coarse language
The meaning of the word scurrilous is using or given to coarse language.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| siren | any of a group of female and partly human creatures in Greek mythology that lured mariners to destruction by their singing |
| consecrate | dedicated to a sacred purpose |
| homespun | spun or made at home |
| subsidiary | furnishing aid or support : auxiliary |
| latent | present and capable of emerging or developing but not now visible, obvious, active, or symptomatic |
| avuncular | suggestive of an uncle especially in kindliness or geniality |
| impassable | incapable of being passed, traveled, crossed, or surmounted |
| disabuse | to free from error, misconception, or fallacy (see fallacy |
| cajole | to persuade with flattery or gentle urging especially in the face of reluctance : coax |
| minutiae | a minute or minor detail |