GRE Word List

DISHONOR

lack or loss of honor or reputation

The meaning of the word dishonor is lack or loss of honor or reputation.

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WordMeaning
maladroitlacking adroitness : inept
mitigateto cause to become less harsh or hostile : mollify
cynicalhaving or showing the attitude or temper of a cynic: such as
bestialof or relating to beasts
gaudyostentatiously or tastelessly ornamented
enactto establish by legal and authoritative act
idioman 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)
infinitesimalimmeasurably or incalculably small
spliceto unite (two ropes or two parts of a rope) by interweaving the strands
influxa coming in