GRE Word List
DISCREDIT
defame; disgrace; destroy confidence in; disbelieve; N. CF. discreditable: causing discredit; shameful
The meaning of the word discredit is defame; disgrace; destroy confidence in; disbelieve; N. CF. discreditable: causing discredit; shameful.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| glutton | someone who eats too much; ADJ. gluttonous: given to gluttony; greedy; CF. gluttony: habit of eating too much |
| macerate | soften by soaking in liquid; waste away; Ex. macerate powdered wood to make paper |
| arbiter | person with power to decide a matter in dispute; judge who is in a position ot make influential judgments; Ex. supreme arbiter of fashion in beachware |
| allegory | story, play, or picture in which characters are used as symbols; fable |
| dynamo | generator for producing electricity; energetic person |
| laud | praise; N. ADJ. laudable: praiseworthy; ADJ. laudatory: expressing praise |
| primordial | existing at the beginning (of time); rudimentary |
| misnomer | wrong or improper name; incorrect designation |
| muddle | confuse; mix up confusedly; N: state of confusion |
| quicksilver | mercury |
