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
lustera glow of reflected light : sheen
comportto be fitting : accord
fatalisma doctrine that events are fixed in advance so that human beings are powerless to change them
screecha high shrill piercing cry usually expressing pain or terror
genesisthe origin or coming into being of something
gorgea narrow passage through land
propulsivetending or having power to propel
disquisitiona formal inquiry into or discussion of a subject : discourse
embezzlementto appropriate (something, such as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use
tiradea protracted speech usually marked by intemperate, vituperative, or harshly censorious language