GRE Word List
DEPRECATE
to express disapproval of
The meaning of the word deprecate is to express disapproval of.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sarcasm | a sharp and often satirical or ironic utterance designed to cut or give pain |
| spurn | to reject with disdain or contempt : scorn |
| mollycoddle | to treat with an excessive or absurd degree of indulgence and attention |
| arboretum | a place where trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants are cultivated for scientific and educational purposes |
| captious | marked by an often ill-natured inclination to stress faults and raise objections |
| pretentious | characterized by pretension: such as |
| encompass | include |
| irrepressible | impossible to repress, restrain, or control |
| florescence | a state or period of flourishing |
| auroral | dawn |