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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trystan agreement (as between lovers) to meet
explicateto give a detailed explanation of
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clandestinemarked by, held in, or conducted with secrecy : surreptitious
aeriethe nest of a bird on a cliff or a mountaintop
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