GRE Word List
DISCREDIT
to refuse to accept as true or accurate : disbelieve
The meaning of the word discredit is to refuse to accept as true or accurate : disbelieve.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| subside | to sink or fall to the bottom : settle |
| interim | an intervening time : interval |
| studied | carefully considered or prepared : thoughtful |
| imposture | the act or practice of deceiving by means of an assumed character or name |
| preposterous | contrary to nature, reason, or common sense : absurd |
| discord | lack of agreement or harmony (as between persons, things, or ideas) |
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |
| tan | to make (skin) tan especially by exposure to the sun |
| apparent | open to view : visible |
| antithesis | the direct opposite |