GRE Word List
DEROGATORY
expressive of a low opinion : disparaging
The meaning of the word derogatory is expressive of a low opinion : disparaging.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| jostle | to come in contact or into collision |
| rolling | (of land) rising and falling in long gentle slopes; happening continuously by stages; Ex. rolling devolution of power to local governments |
| tangential | touching lightly : incidental |
| wade | to step in or through a medium (such as water) offering more resistance than air |
| navigable | deep enough and wide enough to afford passage to ships |
| decomposition | to separate into constituent parts or elements or into simpler compounds |
| acclivity | an ascending slope (as of a hill) |
| sour | being, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is produced chiefly by acids and is characteristic of lemon juice |
| scuffle | to struggle at close quarters with disorder and confusion |
| euthanasia | the act or practice of killing or permitting the death of hopelessly sick or injured individuals (such as persons or domestic animals) in a relatively painless way for reasons of mercy |