GRE Word List
DEPRECATE
express disapproval of; deplore; protest against; belittle; ADJ. deprecatory
The meaning of the word deprecate is express disapproval of; deplore; protest against; belittle; ADJ. deprecatory.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| significant | expressing a meaning; important; Ex. significant smile; N. significance: importance; meaning; V. signify: denote; mean; signal; make known; matter; be significant |
| tortuous | winding; full of curves; Ex. tortuous mountain road |
| brackish | somewhat saline |
| chasten | discipline; punish in order to correct; CF. castigate |
| orientation | act of finding oneself in society; orienting |
| polemic | attack or defense of an opinion; controversy or refutation; argument in support of point of view; N. polemics: art of debate or controversy |
| rabid | of or suffering rabies; like a fanatic; extremely zealous; furious; CF. rabies: hydrophobia |
| opprobrium | infamy; disgrace arising from shameful conduct; vilification(slander); scorn; contempt; Ex. opprobrium hurled against him; ADJ. opprobrious: expressing contempt; shameful or infamous |
| whittle | pare; cut away thin bits (from wood); fashion in this way; reduce gradually; trim |
| poultice | soothing application applied to sore and inflamed portions of the body |
