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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| usurp | to seize and hold (office, place, functions, powers, etc.) in possession by force or without right |
| besmirch | to cause harm or damage to the purity, luster, or beauty of (something) : sully |
| consanguineous | of the same blood or origin |
| amenable | liable to be brought to account : answerable |
| impromptu | made, done, or formed on or as if on the spur of the moment : improvised |
| anachronism | an error in chronology |
| tribute | something given or contributed voluntarily as due or deserved |
| irreparable | not reparable : irremediable |
| confiscate | appropriated by the government : forfeited |
| sift | to put through a sieve |