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 |
|---|---|
| pine | any of a genus (Pinus of the family Pinaceae, the pine family) of coniferous evergreen trees that have slender elongated needles and include some valuable timber trees and ornamentals |
| palimpsest | writing material (such as a parchment or tablet) used one or more times after earlier writing has been erased |
| petrify | to convert (organic matter) into stone or a substance of stony hardness by the infiltration of water and the deposition of dissolved mineral matter |
| trigger | a piece (such as a lever) connected with a catch or detent as a means of releasing it |
| aspirant | one who aspires |
| feral | of, relating to, or suggestive of a wild beast |
| whet | to sharpen by rubbing on or with something (such as a stone) |
| protuberance | something that is protuberant |
| pendant | something suspended: such as |
| precipice | a very steep or overhanging place |