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 |
|---|---|
| noncommittal | giving no clear indication of attitude or feeling |
| acme | the highest point or stage |
| mash | to reduce to a soft pulpy state by beating or pressure |
| traverse | to go or travel across or over |
| resonant | continuing to sound : echoing |
| circumspect | careful to consider all circumstances and possible consequences : prudent |
| calculated | apt |
| retaliate | to return like for like |
| adulterate | to corrupt, debase, or make impure by the addition of a foreign or inferior substance or element |
| enjoin | to direct or impose by authoritative order or with urgent admonition |