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
heedlessnot taking heed : inconsiderate
rabblea disorganized or confused collection of things
tentativenot fully worked out or developed
tautologicalinvolving or containing rhetorical tautology : redundant
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bedizento dress or adorn gaudily
cursoryrapidly and often superficially performed or produced : hasty
humorthat quality which appeals to a sense of the ludicrous or absurdly incongruous : a funny or amusing quality
cornucopiaa curved, hollow goat's horn or similarly shaped receptacle (such as a horn-shaped basket) that is overflowing especially with fruit and vegetables (such as gourds, ears of corn, apples, and grapes) and that is used as a decorative motif emblematic of abundance