GRE Word List

DEPRECATE

to express disapproval of

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

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WordMeaning
defrockto deprive of the right to exercise the functions of office
fledglinga young bird just fledged (see fledge
collateralproperty (such as securities) pledged by a borrower to protect the interests of the lender
levitateto rise or float in or as if in the air especially in seeming defiance of gravitation
ingenioushaving or showing an unusual aptitude for discovering, inventing, or contriving
diffusebeing at once verbose and ill-organized
vultureany of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion
contortionsto twist in a violent manner
opportunistone that is opportunistic or that practices opportunism
precisa concise summary of essential points, statements, or facts