GRE Word List
DECRY
to depreciate (something, such as a coin) officially or publicly
The meaning of the word decry is to depreciate (something, such as a coin) officially or publicly.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pharisaical | marked by hypocritical censorious self-righteousness |
| isthmus | a narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas |
| crotchety | given to crotchets (see crotchet |
| whet | to sharpen by rubbing on or with something (such as a stone) |
| understate | to represent as less than is the case |
| voodoo | a religion that is derived from African polytheism and ancestor worship and is practiced chiefly in Haiti |
| defection | conscious abandonment of allegiance or duty (as to a person, cause, or doctrine) : desertion |
| antecede | precede |
| fulcrum | prop |
| stifle | to withhold from circulation or expression |