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 |
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atavism | recurrence in an organism of a trait or character typical of an ancestral form and usually due to genetic recombination |
putative | commonly accepted or supposed |
diminution | the act, process, or an instance of becoming gradually less (as in size or importance) : the act, process, or an instance of diminishing : decrease |
exude | to ooze out |
sensual | relating to or consisting in the gratification of the senses or the indulgence of appetite : fleshly |
admonish | to indicate duties or obligations to |
adversary | one that contends with, opposes, or resists : an enemy or opponent |
covert | not openly shown, engaged in, or avowed : veiled |
demented | mad |
reactionary | relating to, marked by, or favoring reaction |