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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sophistry | subtly deceptive reasoning or argumentation |
| rationale | an explanation of controlling principles of opinion, belief, practice, or phenomena |
| shift | to exchange for or replace by another : change |
| respite | a period of temporary delay |
| contortions | to twist in a violent manner |
| lurk | to lie in wait in a place of concealment especially for an evil purpose |
| dissuade | to advise (a person) against something |
| callous | being hardened and thickened |
| sprightly | marked by a gay lightness and vivacity : spirited |
| wizened | to become dry, shrunken, and wrinkled often as a result of aging or of failing vitality |