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
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cataclysmflood
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diaphanouscharacterized by such fineness of texture as to permit seeing through
parlancespeech
ruffiana brutal person : bully
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irretrievablenot retrievable : impossible to regain or recover
digressionthe act or an instance of leaving the main subject in an extended written or verbal expression of thought : the act or an instance of digressing in a discourse or other usually organized literary work