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
cresta showy tuft or process on the head of an animal and especially a bird see bird illustration
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steadfastfirmly fixed in place : immovable
incisiveimpressively direct and decisive (as in manner or presentation)
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skirmisha minor fight in war usually incidental to larger movements
requiema mass for the dead
direexciting horror