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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|---|---|
| anomalous | inconsistent with or deviating from what is usual, normal, or expected : irregular |
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| mass | the liturgy of the Eucharist (see eucharist |
| knead | to work and press into a mass with or as if with the hands |
| tonsure | the Roman Catholic or Eastern rite of admission to the clerical state by the clipping or shaving of a portion of the head |
| choir | an organized company of singers (as in a church service) |
| concurrent | operating or occurring at the same time |
| caricature | exaggeration by means of often ludicrous distortion of parts or characteristics |
| flagrant | conspicuously offensive |
| prognosticate | to foretell from signs or symptoms : predict |