GRE Word List
DEPRECATE
to express disapproval of
The meaning of the word deprecate is to express disapproval of.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| preclude | to make impossible by necessary consequence : rule out in advance |
| memoir | an official note or report : memorandum |
| atheistic | a person who does not believe in the existence of a god or any gods : one who subscribes to or advocates atheism |
| token | a piece resembling a coin issued for use (as for fare on a bus) by a particular group on specified terms |
| gruesome | inspiring horror or repulsion : grisly |
| empathy | the action of understanding, being aware of, being sensitive to, and vicariously experiencing the feelings, thoughts, and experience of another of either the past or present without having the feelings, thoughts, and experience fully communicated in an objectively explicit manner |
| pathetic | having a capacity to move one to either compassionate or contemptuous pity |
| avow | to declare assuredly |
| decree | an order usually having the force of law |
| skeptic | an adherent or advocate of skepticism |