GRE Word List
BELITTLE
to speak slightingly of : disparage
The meaning of the word belittle is to speak slightingly of : disparage.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| defalcate | deduct |
| induct | to put in formal possession (as of a benefice or office) : install |
| delusive | likely to delude |
| academic | of, relating to, or associated with an academy or school especially of higher learning |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| subsistence | real being : existence |
| hibernal | of, relating to, or occurring in winter |
| occident | west |
| transgression | an act, process, or instance of transgressing: such as |
| epithet | a characterizing word or phrase accompanying or occurring in place of the name of a person or thing |