GRE Word List

DEPRECATE

to express disapproval of

The meaning of the word deprecate is to express disapproval of.

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WordMeaning
apparentopen to view : visible
warpa series of yarns extended lengthwise in a loom and crossed by the weft
engageto offer (something, such as one's life or word) as backing to a cause or aim : to expose to risk for the attainment or support of some end
centigraderelating to, conforming to, or having a thermometric scale on which the interval between the freezing point of water and the boiling point of water is divided into 100 degrees with 0° representing the freezing point and 100° the boiling point
mutabilityprone to change : inconstant
spectruma continuum of color formed when a beam of white light is dispersed (as by passage through a prism) so that its component wavelengths are arranged in order
disgorgeto discharge by the throat and mouth : vomit
expurgateto cleanse of something morally harmful, offensive, or erroneous
deflectto turn (something) aside especially from a straight course or fixed direction
recidivisma tendency to relapse into a previous condition or mode of behavior