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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| fulminate | to utter or send out with denunciation |
| drivel | nonsense |
| dappled | marked with small spots or patches contrasting with the background |
| heterodox | contrary to or different from an acknowledged standard, a traditional form, or an established religion : unorthodox |
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| pinch | to squeeze between the finger and thumb or between the jaws of an instrument |
| mendicant | beggar |
| peripheral | of, relating to, involving, or forming a periphery or surface part |