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 |
|---|---|
| laconic | using or involving the use of a minimum of words : concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious |
| codify | to reduce to a code |
| cornucopia | a curved, hollow goat's horn or similarly shaped receptacle (such as a horn-shaped basket) that is overflowing especially with fruit and vegetables (such as gourds, ears of corn, apples, and grapes) and that is used as a decorative motif emblematic of abundance |
| stodgy | having a rich filling quality : heavy |
| distort | to twist (see twist |
| contumacious | stubbornly disobedient : rebellious |
| officious | volunteering one's services where they are neither asked nor needed : meddlesome |
| berate | to scold or condemn vehemently and at length |
| maneuver | a military or naval movement |
| archaic | having the characteristics of the language of the past and surviving chiefly in specialized uses |