GRE Word List

DEPRECATE

to express disapproval of

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

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WordMeaning
reconditedifficult or impossible for one of ordinary understanding or knowledge to comprehend : deep
sentimentalmarked or governed by feeling, sensibility, or emotional idealism
asceticpracticing strict self-denial as a measure of personal and especially spiritual discipline
malapropismthe usually unintentionally humorous misuse or distortion of a word or phrase
coincidencethe act or condition of coinciding : correspondence
forsaketo renounce or turn away from entirely
pterodactylany of various pterosaurs (suborder Pterodactyloidea) of the Late Jurassic and Cretaceous having a rudimentary tail and a beak with reduced dentition
philistinea native or inhabitant of ancient Philistia
tediumthe quality or state of being tedious : tediousness
mesmerizeto subject to mesmerism