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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| crescendo | a gradual increase |
| preposterous | contrary to nature, reason, or common sense : absurd |
| deadpan | marked by an impassive matter-of-fact manner, style, or expression |
| extemporaneous | composed, performed, or uttered on the spur of the moment : impromptu |
| diligence | steady, earnest, and energetic effort : devoted and painstaking work and application to accomplish an undertaking : assiduity |
| fallacious | embodying a fallacy |
| embed | to enclose closely in or as if in a matrix |
| gruesome | inspiring horror or repulsion : grisly |
| extrinsic | not forming part of or belonging to a thing : extraneous |
| purport | to have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming (something implied or inferred) |