GRE Word List
DEPRECATE
to express disapproval of
The meaning of the word deprecate is to express disapproval of.
Random words
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stagnant | not flowing in a current or stream |
incidence | rate of occurrence or influence |
curator | a person who oversees or manages a place (such as a museum or zoo) that offers exhibits |
somnambulist | an abnormal condition of sleep in which motor acts (such as walking) are performed |
implicit | capable of being understood from something else though unexpressed : implied |
paradox | one (such as a person, situation, or action) having seemingly contradictory qualities or phases |
convention | agreement |
substantive | having substance : involving matters of major or practical importance to all concerned |
maul | a heavy often wooden-headed hammer used especially for driving wedges |
maxim | a general truth, fundamental principle, or rule of conduct |