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 |
|---|---|
| loath | unwilling to do something contrary to one's ways of thinking : reluctant |
| passive | acted upon by an external agency |
| retort | to pay or hurl back : return |
| deify | to make a god of |
| inscrutable | not readily investigated, interpreted, or understood : mysterious |
| immutable | not capable of or susceptible to change |
| carapace | a bony or chitinous case or shield covering the back or part of the back of an animal (such as a turtle or crab) |
| generality | the quality or state of being general |
| obsequy | a funeral or burial rite |
| pariah | a member of a low caste of southern India |