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 |
|---|---|
| unseemly | not seemly: such as |
| vise | any of various tools with two jaws for holding work that close usually by a screw, lever, or cam |
| primp | to dress, adorn, or arrange in a careful or finicky manner |
| plenitude | the quality or state of being full : completeness |
| pauper | a person destitute of means except such as are derived from charity |
| uninhibited | free from inhibition |
| tonsure | the Roman Catholic or Eastern rite of admission to the clerical state by the clipping or shaving of a portion of the head |
| opportune | suitable or convenient for a particular occurrence |
| analogy | a comparison of two otherwise unlike things based on resemblance of a particular aspect |
| complacency | self-satisfaction especially when accompanied by unawareness of actual dangers or deficiencies |