GRE Word List
DEPRECATE
to express disapproval of
The meaning of the word deprecate is to express disapproval of.
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recondite | difficult or impossible for one of ordinary understanding or knowledge to comprehend : deep |
sentimental | marked or governed by feeling, sensibility, or emotional idealism |
ascetic | practicing strict self-denial as a measure of personal and especially spiritual discipline |
malapropism | the usually unintentionally humorous misuse or distortion of a word or phrase |
coincidence | the act or condition of coinciding : correspondence |
forsake | to renounce or turn away from entirely |
pterodactyl | any of various pterosaurs (suborder Pterodactyloidea) of the Late Jurassic and Cretaceous having a rudimentary tail and a beak with reduced dentition |
philistine | a native or inhabitant of ancient Philistia |
tedium | the quality or state of being tedious : tediousness |
mesmerize | to subject to mesmerism |