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 |
|---|---|
| grudging | unwilling |
| hap | happening |
| prestige | standing or estimation in the eyes of people : weight or credit in general opinion |
| chaff | the seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain |
| pacify | to allay the anger or agitation of : soothe |
| placebo | a usually pharmacologically inert preparation prescribed more for the mental relief of the patient than for its actual effect on a disorder |
| apolitical | having no interest or involvement in political affairs |
| strangle | to choke to death by compressing the throat with something (such as a hand or rope) : throttle |
| mandate | an authoritative command |
| destitute | lacking something needed or desirable |