新GRE常考察詞匯invective

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invective: 惡言漫罵; abusive language
    1) abusive language curses, vituperation
    2) An intensely vehement, highly emotional verbal attack
    Invective ------ an insult or abuse in speech
    invective -----verbal abuse.
    invective (n) ---- abuse; verbal attack; vituperation; violent censure. Antonym: praise; laudatory words; complimentary speech
    Synonyms: berating, diatribe, tirade
    invective <> accolade
    Invective : complimentary language
    The invective she heaped on her colleague was completely out of proportion with the small error she had made. ?
    I will no longer put up with your invective, Where did you learn such language?
    The debate judge cautioned participants not to engage in invective but rather in reasoned and decorous discourse.