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 |
|---|---|
| monolithic | of, relating to, or resembling a monolith : huge |
| supposititious | fraudulently substituted : spurious |
| inroad | an advance or penetration often at the expense of someone or something |
| reputed | having a good repute : reputable |
| wax | a substance that is secreted by bees and is used by them for constructing the honeycomb, that is a dull yellow solid plastic when warm, and that is composed primarily of a mixture of esters, hydrocarbons, and fatty acids : beeswax |
| subterfuge | deception by artifice or stratagem in order to conceal, escape, or evade |
| mawkish | lacking flavor or having an unpleasant taste |
| crotchety | given to crotchets (see crotchet |
| filibuster | an irregular military adventurer |
| shrew | any of a family (Soricidae) of small chiefly nocturnal insectivores related to the moles and distinguished by a long pointed snout, very small eyes, and short velvety fur |