GRE Word List

VITUPERATIVE

uttering or given to censure : containing or characterized by verbal abuse

The meaning of the word vituperative is uttering or given to censure : containing or characterized by verbal abuse.

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WordMeaning
fugitiverunning away or intending flight
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tawdrycheap and gaudy in appearance or quality
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idioman expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way)