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 |
|---|---|
| snub | to check or stop with a cutting retort : rebuke |
| bantering | to speak to or address in a witty and teasing manner |
| catalyst | a substance that enables a chemical reaction to proceed at a usually faster rate or under different conditions (as at a lower temperature) than otherwise possible |
| dinghy | a small boat carried on or towed behind a larger boat as a tender or a lifeboat |
| mirage | an optical (see optical |
| pterodactyl | any of various pterosaurs (suborder Pterodactyloidea) of the Late Jurassic and Cretaceous having a rudimentary tail and a beak with reduced dentition |
| carapace | a bony or chitinous case or shield covering the back or part of the back of an animal (such as a turtle or crab) |
| unrequited | not requited : not reciprocated or returned in kind |
| deprecate | to express disapproval of |
| haggard | not tamed |