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 |
|---|---|
| hazy | made dim or cloudy by or as if by fine dust, smoke, or light vapor in the air : obscured by or as if by haze (see haze |
| reputed | having a good repute : reputable |
| seine | a large net with sinkers on one edge and floats on the other that hangs vertically in the water and is used to enclose and catch fish when its ends are pulled together or are drawn ashore |
| grotesque | a style of decorative art characterized by fanciful or fantastic human and animal forms often interwoven with foliage or similar figures that may distort the natural into absurdity, ugliness, or caricature |
| complacency | self-satisfaction especially when accompanied by unawareness of actual dangers or deficiencies |
| arbitrary | existing or coming about seemingly at random or by chance or as a capricious and unreasonable act of will |
| bask | to lie or relax in a pleasant warmth or atmosphere |
| insurmountable | incapable of being surmounted : insuperable |
| apolitical | having no interest or involvement in political affairs |
| menagerie | a place where animals are kept and trained especially for exhibition |