GRE Word List
DETRACTION
a lessening of reputation or esteem especially by envious, malicious, or petty criticism : belittling
The meaning of the word detraction is a lessening of reputation or esteem especially by envious, malicious, or petty criticism : belittling.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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analogous | similar or comparable to something else either in general or in some specific detail |
germinate | to cause to sprout or develop |
heinous | hatefully or shockingly evil : abominable |
factious | of or relating to faction: such as |
parallel | extending in the same direction, everywhere equidistant (see equidistant |
aver | to declare positively |
construe | to analyze the arrangement and connection of words in (a sentence or sentence part) |
leave-taking | departure |
wean | to accustom (a young child or animal) to take food otherwise than by nursing |
carnage | the flesh of slain animals or humans |