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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| high-flown | exceedingly or excessively high or favorable |
| lugubrious | mournful |
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| latent | present and capable of emerging or developing but not now visible, obvious, active, or symptomatic |
| irrelevant | not relevant : inapplicable |
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| glutton | one given habitually to greedy and voracious eating and drinking |
| resonant | continuing to sound : echoing |
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| concede | to acknowledge grudgingly or hesitantly |