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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bohemiana native or inhabitant of Bohemia
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salutaryproducing a beneficial effect : remedial
fienddevil
overblownpast the prime of bloom
antecedentsa substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him")
genericrelating to or characteristic of a whole group or class : general
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sarcasma sharp and often satirical or ironic utterance designed to cut or give pain