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 |
|---|---|
| evocative | evoking or tending to evoke an especially emotional response |
| arraign | to call (a defendant) before a court to answer to an indictment : charge |
| mesmerize | to subject to mesmerism |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| titter | to laugh in a nervous, affected, or partly suppressed manner : giggle |
| circumspect | careful to consider all circumstances and possible consequences : prudent |
| jettison | to get rid of as superfluous or encumbering : omit or forgo as part of a plan or as the result of some other decision |
| abridge | to shorten by omission of words without sacrifice of sense : condense |
| prize | something offered or striven for in competition or in contests of chance |
| treatise | a systematic exposition or argument in writing including a methodical discussion of the facts and principles involved and conclusions reached |