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
pass_offpresent falsely; represent falsely to be
gorgea narrow passage through land
expletivea syllable, word, or phrase inserted to fill a vacancy (as in a sentence or a metrical line) without adding to the sense
clipperone that clips something
compunctionanxiety arising from awareness of guilt
reprobatean unprincipled or depraved person : scoundrel
empathythe action of understanding, being aware of, being sensitive to, and vicariously experiencing the feelings, thoughts, and experience of another of either the past or present without having the feelings, thoughts, and experience fully communicated in an objectively explicit manner
opticiana maker of or dealer in optical items and instruments
effervescencethe property of forming bubbles : the action or process of effervescing
parasitean organism living in, on, or with another organism in order to obtain nutrients, grow, or multiply often in a state that directly or indirectly harms the host (see host