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 |
|---|---|
| stifle | to withhold from circulation or expression |
| bristle | a short stiff coarse hair or filament |
| draught | a rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task |
| reprove | to scold or correct usually gently or with kindly intent |
| prude | a person who is excessively or priggishly attentive to propriety or decorum |
| unction | the act of anointing as a rite of consecration or healing |
| surreptitious | done, made, or acquired by stealth : clandestine |
| adage | a saying often in metaphorical form that typically embodies a common observation |
| curfew | the sounding of a bell at evening |
| verity | the quality or state of being true or real |