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 |
|---|---|
| unravel | to disengage or separate the threads of : disentangle |
| putative | commonly accepted or supposed |
| tarantula | any of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food |
| swear | to utter or take solemnly (an oath) |
| centigrade | relating to, conforming to, or having a thermometric scale on which the interval between the freezing point of water and the boiling point of water is divided into 100 degrees with 0° representing the freezing point and 100° the boiling point |
| taunt | to reproach or challenge in a mocking or insulting manner : jeer at |
| vogue | popular acceptation or favor : popularity |
| well-bred | having or displaying the politeness and good manners associated especially with people of high social class |
| nib | bill |
| reactionary | relating to, marked by, or favoring reaction |