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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| residue | something that remains after a part is taken, separated, or designated or after the completion of a process : remnant |
| compliance | the act or process of complying to a desire, demand, proposal, or regimen or to coercion |
| arrears | the state of being behind in the discharge of obligations |
| deadlock | a state of inaction or neutralization resulting from the opposition of equally powerful uncompromising persons or factions : standstill |
| virus | any of a large group of submicroscopic infectious agents that are usually regarded as nonliving extremely complex molecules, that typically contain a protein coat surrounding an RNA or DNA core of genetic material but no semipermeable membrane, that are capable of growth and multiplication only in living cells, and that cause various important diseases in humans, animals, and plants |
| natal | native |
| elaboration | planned or carried out with great care |
| tension | inner striving, unrest, or imbalance often with physiological indication of emotion |
| codify | to reduce to a code |
| causal | expressing or indicating cause : causative |