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
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approbation | commendation |
wry | twist |
epicure | one with sensitive and discriminating tastes especially in food or wine |
lurk | to lie in wait in a place of concealment especially for an evil purpose |
jurisdiction | the power, right, or authority to interpret and apply the law |
vagabond | a person who wanders from place to place without a fixed home : one leading a vagabond life |
scuttle | a shallow open basket for carrying something (such as grain or garden produce) |
graze | to feed on growing herbage, attached algae, or phytoplankton |
transitory | of brief duration : temporary |
archetype | the original pattern or model of which all things of the same type are representations or copies : prototype |