GRE Word List
DEPRECIATE
to lower in honor or esteem
The meaning of the word depreciate is to lower in honor or esteem.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| nether | situated down or below : lower |
| raze | to destroy to the ground : demolish |
| unsavory | insipid |
| warren | a place legally authorized for keeping small game (such as hare or pheasant) |
| skirmish | a minor fight in war usually incidental to larger movements |
| emetic | an agent that induces vomiting |
| embryonic | of or relating to an embryo |
| anoint | to smear or rub with oil or an oily substance |
| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |
| burlesque | a literary or dramatic work that seeks to ridicule by means of grotesque exaggeration or comic imitation |