GRE Word List
DEPRECATE
to express disapproval of
The meaning of the word deprecate is to express disapproval of.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| contaminate | to soil, stain, corrupt, or infect by contact or association |
| exempt | free or released from some liability or requirement to which others are subject |
| synthesis | the composition or combination of parts or elements so as to form a whole |
| appraise | to set a value on : to estimate the amount of |
| invidious | of an unpleasant or objectionable nature : obnoxious |
| phenomena | phenomenon |
| parvenu | one that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it |
| noncommittal | giving no clear indication of attitude or feeling |
| smelt | any of a family (Osmeridae) of small bony fishes that closely resemble the trouts in general structure, live along coasts and ascend rivers to spawn or are landlocked, and have delicate oily flesh with a distinctive odor and taste |
| efficacy | the power to produce an effect |