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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| deft | characterized by facility and skill |
| aberrant | deviating from the usual or natural type : atypical |
| elysian | of or relating to Elysium |
| aegis | a shield or breastplate emblematic of majesty that was associated with Zeus and Athena |
| placid | serenely free of interruption or disturbance |
| brittle | easily broken, cracked, or snapped |
| plight | to put or give in pledge : engage |
| spurn | to reject with disdain or contempt : scorn |
| fetter | a chain or shackle for the feet |
| mammal | any of a class (Mammalia) of warm-blooded higher vertebrates (such as placentals, marsupials, or monotremes) that nourish their young with milk secreted by mammary glands, have the skin usually more or less covered with hair, and include humans |