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
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gull | any of numerous long-winged web-footed aquatic birds (subfamily Larinae of the family Laridae) |
cremate | to subject to cremation |
ruminate | to go over in the mind repeatedly and often casually or slowly |
cognate | of the same or similar nature : generically alike |
invalidate | to make invalid |
willful | obstinately and often perversely self-willed |
actuary | clerk |
syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
grotesque | a style of decorative art characterized by fanciful or fantastic human and animal forms often interwoven with foliage or similar figures that may distort the natural into absurdity, ugliness, or caricature |
tractable | capable of being easily led, taught, or controlled : docile |