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 |
|---|---|
| annihilate | to cause to cease to exist : to do away with entirely so that nothing remains |
| hibernal | of, relating to, or occurring in winter |
| ludicrous | amusing or laughable through obvious absurdity, incongruity, exaggeration, or eccentricity |
| outskirts | a part remote from the center : border |
| 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") |
| retaliate | to return like for like |
| cleave | to adhere firmly and closely or loyally and unwaveringly |
| provisional | serving for the time being : temporary |
| expansive | having a capacity or a tendency to expand |
| circumvent | to manage to get around especially by ingenuity or stratagem |