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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| smother | to kill by depriving of air |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| arraign | to call (a defendant) before a court to answer to an indictment : charge |
| terrestrial | of or relating to the earth or its inhabitants |
| composure | a calmness or repose especially of mind, bearing, or appearance : self-possession |
| scuffle | to struggle at close quarters with disorder and confusion |
| fathomless | incapable of being fathomed : immeasurable |
| ken | the range of perception, understanding, or knowledge |
| motley | variegated in color |
| expansive | having a capacity or a tendency to expand |