GRE Word List
DEPRECIATE
to lower in honor or esteem
The meaning of the word depreciate is to lower in honor or esteem.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| deign | to condescend reluctantly and with a strong sense of the affront to one's superiority that is involved : stoop |
| countermand | to revoke (a command) by a contrary order |
| conflagration | fire |
| adorn | to enhance the appearance of especially with beautiful objects |
| swamp | a wetland often partially or intermittently covered with water |
| fallible | liable to be erroneous |
| profane | to treat (something sacred) with abuse, irreverence, or contempt : desecrate |
| adversity | a state or instance of serious or continued difficulty or misfortune |
| deface | to mar the appearance of : injure by effacing significant details |
| ablution | the washing of one's body or part of it (as in a religious rite) |