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 |
|---|---|
| nonchalance | the quality or state of being nonchalant |
| leniency | the quality or state of being lenient |
| consecrate | dedicated to a sacred purpose |
| oblivious | lacking remembrance, memory, or mindful attention |
| mortify | to subject to severe and vexing embarrassment : shame |
| gainsay | to declare to be untrue or invalid |
| rebuke | to criticize sharply : reprimand |
| rue | to feel penitence, remorse, or regret for |
| taunt | to reproach or challenge in a mocking or insulting manner : jeer at |
| ancestry | line of descent : lineage |