GRE Word List

BELITTLE

to speak slightingly of : disparage

The meaning of the word belittle is to speak slightingly of : disparage.

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WordMeaning
purgeto clear of guilt
hoarygray or white with or as if with age
sinecurean office or position that requires little or no work and that usually provides an income
disseminateto spread abroad as though sowing seed
spoofdeceive
contiguousbeing in actual contact : touching along a boundary or at a point
incredulousunwilling to admit or accept what is offered as true : not credulous : skeptical
hypercriticalmeticulously or excessively critical
throttleto compress the throat of : choke
embargoan order of a government prohibiting the departure of commercial ships from its ports