GRE Word List
DEPRECATE
to express disapproval of
The meaning of the word deprecate is to express disapproval of.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| gainsay | to declare to be untrue or invalid |
| unexceptionable | not open to objection or criticism : beyond reproach : unimpeachable |
| spoilsport | one who spoils the sport or pleasure of others |
| lumber | to move ponderously |
| petrify | to convert (organic matter) into stone or a substance of stony hardness by the infiltration of water and the deposition of dissolved mineral matter |
| elated | marked by high spirits : exultant |
| pragmatic | relating to matters of fact or practical affairs often to the exclusion of intellectual or artistic matters : practical as opposed to idealistic |
| categorical | absolute |
| gall | brazen boldness coupled with impudent assurance and insolence |
| seasonal | of, relating to, or varying in occurrence according to the season |