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 |
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punctilious | marked by or concerned about precise accordance with the details of codes or conventions |
prim | to give a prim or demure expression to |
hardy | bold |
fundamental | serving as a basis supporting existence or determining essential structure or function : basic |
inchoate | being only partly in existence or operation : incipient |
tensile | capable of tension : ductile |
covert | not openly shown, engaged in, or avowed : veiled |
penance | an act of self-abasement, mortification (see mortification |
surge | to rise and fall actively : toss |
dismantle | to disconnect the pieces of |