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 |
|---|---|
| tenet | a principle, belief, or doctrine generally held to be true |
| discrete | constituting a separate entity : individually distinct |
| sacrilegious | committing or characterized by sacrilege : having or showing a lack of proper respect for a sacred person, place, or object |
| wean | to accustom (a young child or animal) to take food otherwise than by nursing |
| verity | the quality or state of being true or real |
| cohesion | the act or state of sticking together tightly |
| lionize | to treat as an object of great interest or importance |
| encircle | to form a circle around : surround |
| wispy | a small handful (as of hay or straw) |
| impale | to pierce with or as if with something pointed |