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
burlesquea literary or dramatic work that seeks to ridicule by means of grotesque exaggeration or comic imitation
sultryvery hot and humid : sweltering
tangiblecapable of being perceived especially by the sense of touch : palpable
expenditurethe act or process of expending
levitateto rise or float in or as if in the air especially in seeming defiance of gravitation
takeoffa rise or leap from a surface in making a jump or flight or an ascent in an aircraft or in the launching of a rocket
peripherythe perimeter of a circle or other closed curve
secularof or relating to the worldly or temporal
haranguea speech addressed to a public assembly
perigeethe point in the orbit of an object (such as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is nearest to the center of the earth