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 |
|---|---|
| appellation | an identifying name or title : designation |
| fanaticism | fanatic outlook or behavior |
| maraud | to roam about and raid in search of plunder |
| chaperon | a person (such as a matron) who for propriety (see propriety |
| chaffing | the seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain |
| clandestine | marked by, held in, or conducted with secrecy : surreptitious |
| vociferous | marked by or given to vehement insistent outcry |
| erode | to diminish or destroy by degrees: |
| concoct | to prepare by combining raw materials |
| noxious | physically harmful or destructive to living beings |