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 |
|---|---|
| clipper | one that clips something |
| jingoist | extreme chauvinism or nationalism marked especially by a belligerent foreign policy |
| internecine | of, relating to, or involving conflict within a group |
| simplistic | excessively simple or simplified : treating a problem or subject with false simplicity by omitting or ignoring complicating factors or details |
| paranoia | mental illness characterized by systematized delusions of persecution or grandeur usually without hallucinations |
| ornate | marked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric |
| harbor | a place of security and comfort : refuge |
| renovate | to restore to a former better state (as by cleaning, repairing, or rebuilding) |
| extenuate | to lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of (something, such as a fault or offense) by making partial excuses : mitigate |
| absolve | to set (someone) free from an obligation or the consequences of guilt |