GRE Word List

OPPROBRIUM

something that brings disgrace

The meaning of the word opprobrium is something that brings disgrace.

Random words

WordMeaning
panachean ornamental tuft (as of feathers) especially on a helmet
profaneto treat (something sacred) with abuse, irreverence, or contempt : desecrate
concordatcompact
disabuseto free from error, misconception, or fallacy (see fallacy
filchto steal secretly or casually
excerpta passage (as from a book or musical composition) selected, performed, or copied : extract
insubstantialnot substantial: such as
intractablenot easily governed, managed, or directed
dissipateto break up and drive off
onerousinvolving, imposing, or constituting a burden : troublesome