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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| petrify | to convert (organic matter) into stone or a substance of stony hardness by the infiltration of water and the deposition of dissolved mineral matter |
| dissent | to withhold assent or approval |
| sinuous | of a serpentine or wavy form : winding |
| waive | to relinquish (something, such as a legal right) voluntarily |
| travesty | a debased, distorted, or grossly inferior imitation |
| mannerism | exaggerated or affected (see affected |
| glean | to gather grain or other produce left by reapers |
| compensatory | to be equivalent to : counterbalance |
| phylum | a direct line of descent within a group |
| delete | to eliminate especially by blotting out, cutting out, or erasing |