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 |
|---|---|
| imperil | to bring into peril : endanger |
| addiction | a compulsive, chronic, physiological or psychological need for a habit-forming substance, behavior, or activity having harmful physical, psychological, or social effects and typically causing well-defined symptoms (such as anxiety, irritability, tremors, or nausea) upon withdrawal or abstinence : the state of being addicted |
| memoir | an official note or report : memorandum |
| punctilious | marked by or concerned about precise accordance with the details of codes or conventions |
| amplify | to expand (something, such as a statement) by the use of detail or illustration or by closer analysis |
| incognito | with one's identity concealed |
| atone | to make amends : to provide or serve as reparation or compensation for something bad or unwelcome |
| steadfast | firmly fixed in place : immovable |
| betroth | to promise to marry |
| resort | one that affords aid or refuge : resource |