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
snubto check or stop with a cutting retort : rebuke
banteringto speak to or address in a witty and teasing manner
catalysta 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
dinghya small boat carried on or towed behind a larger boat as a tender or a lifeboat
miragean optical (see optical
pterodactylany of various pterosaurs (suborder Pterodactyloidea) of the Late Jurassic and Cretaceous having a rudimentary tail and a beak with reduced dentition
carapacea bony or chitinous case or shield covering the back or part of the back of an animal (such as a turtle or crab)
unrequitednot requited : not reciprocated or returned in kind
deprecateto express disapproval of
haggardnot tamed