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 |
|---|---|
| conjecture | inference formed without proof or sufficient evidence |
| obfuscate | to throw into shadow : darken |
| expostulation | an act or an instance of expostulating |
| inception | an act, process, or instance of beginning : commencement |
| subdue | to conquer and bring into subjection : vanquish |
| standstill | a state characterized by absence of motion or of progress : stop |
| mobile | capable of moving or being moved : movable |
| swarm | a great number of honeybees emigrating together from a hive in company with a queen to start a new colony elsewhere |
| spasmodic | relating to or affected or characterized by spasm |
| rivet | a headed pin or bolt of metal used for uniting two or more pieces by passing the shank through a hole in each piece and then beating or pressing down the plain end so as to make a second head |