GRE Word List

DEROGATORY

expressive of a low opinion : disparaging

The meaning of the word derogatory is expressive of a low opinion : disparaging.

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welta strip between a shoe sole and upper through which they are stitched or stapled together
impecunioushaving very little or no money usually habitually : penniless
rebateto reduce the force or activity of : diminish
dilemmaa usually undesirable or unpleasant choice
preternaturalexisting outside of nature
vertebrateany of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life
exertionthe act or an instance of exerting
bara straight piece (as of wood or metal) that is longer than it is wide and has any of various uses (as for a lever, support, barrier, or fastening)
blusterto talk or act with noisy swaggering threats
titanichaving great magnitude, force, or power : colossal