GRE Word List
DISPARAGE
to depreciate (see depreciate
The meaning of the word disparage is to depreciate (see depreciate.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| deference | respect and esteem due a superior or an elder |
| 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 |
| disaffected | discontented and resentful especially against authority : rebellious |
| chastise | to censure severely : castigate |
| sedition | incitement of resistance to or insurrection against lawful authority |
| perfunctory | characterized by routine or superficiality : mechanical |
| slew | a large number |
| discomfit | to put into a state of perplexity and embarrassment : disconcert |
| forensic | belonging to, used in, or suitable to courts of judicature or to public discussion and debate |
| acuity | keenness of perception |