GRE vocabulary
revile
to criticize abusively or speak about with hatred and contempt
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Questions about “revile”
Revile (verb) means to criticize abusively or speak about with hatred and contempt
Here is revile used in an example sentence: "Once revered, the leader was later reviled as a tyrant."
Common synonyms for revile include vilify, denounce, abuse, malign.
Antonyms of revile include praise, extol, laud.
Revile is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.
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