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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| allure | to entice by charm or attraction |
| uproar | a state of commotion, excitement, or violent disturbance |
| clap | to strike (two things, such as two flat, hard surfaces) together so as to produce a sharp percussive noise |
| wizened | to become dry, shrunken, and wrinkled often as a result of aging or of failing vitality |
| stench | stink |
| congenial | pleasant |
| colossus | a statue of gigantic size and proportions |
| impermeable | not permitting passage (as of a fluid) through its substance |
| ludicrous | amusing or laughable through obvious absurdity, incongruity, exaggeration, or eccentricity |