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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WordMeaning
pedigreea register recording a line of ancestors
crossa structure consisting of an upright with a transverse beam used especially by the ancient Romans for execution
jingoistextreme chauvinism or nationalism marked especially by a belligerent foreign policy
impromptumade, done, or formed on or as if on the spur of the moment : improvised
cedeto yield or grant typically by treaty
compensatoryto be equivalent to : counterbalance
irreparablenot reparable : irremediable
touchingcapable of arousing emotions of tenderness or compassion
haggleto cut roughly or clumsily : hack
deportto send out of the country by legal deportation