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 |
|---|---|
| canvass | to go through (a district) or go to (persons) in order to solicit orders or political support or to determine opinions or sentiments |
| slander | to utter slander against : defame |
| usage | firmly established and generally accepted practice or procedure |
| remorse | a gnawing distress arising from a sense of guilt for past wrongs : self-reproach |
| torque | a force that produces or tends to produce rotation or torsion |
| sour | being, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is produced chiefly by acids and is characteristic of lemon juice |
| consequential | of the nature of a secondary result : indirect |
| acute | characterized by sharpness or severity of sudden onset |
| unseemly | not seemly: such as |
| shimmer | to shine with a soft tremulous or fitful light : glimmer |