GRE Word List
SCURRILOUS
using or given to coarse language
The meaning of the word scurrilous is using or given to coarse language.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| magnate | a person of rank, power, influence, or distinction often in a specified area |
| dote | to exhibit mental decline of or like that of old age : be in one's dotage |
| accessible | capable of being reached |
| vulture | any of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion |
| temperament | characteristic or habitual inclination or mode of emotional response |
| throes | pang |
| libel | a written statement in which a plaintiff in certain courts sets forth the cause of action or the relief sought |
| physiognomy | the art of discovering temperament and character from outward appearance |
| indoctrinate | to imbue with a usually partisan or sectarian opinion, point of view, or principle |
| penance | an act of self-abasement, mortification (see mortification |