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 |
|---|---|
| gloat | to observe or think about something with triumphant and often malicious satisfaction, gratification, or delight |
| barrage | a dam placed in a watercourse to increase the depth of water or to divert it into a channel for navigation or irrigation |
| devise | to form in the mind by new combinations or applications of ideas or principles : invent |
| shaving | the act of one that shaves |
| unobtrusive | not obtrusive : not blatant, arresting, or aggressive : inconspicuous |
| blue | of the color whose hue is that of the clear sky : of the color blue (see blue |
| gleam | a transient appearance of subdued or partly obscured light |
| pretext | a purpose or motive alleged or an appearance assumed in order to cloak the real intention or state of affairs |
| sterile | failing to bear or incapable of producing fruit or spores |
| immolate | to kill or destroy especially by fire |