GRE Word List

OPPROBRIUM

something that brings disgrace

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

Random words

WordMeaning
intriguethe practice of engaging in secret schemes
titularhaving the title and usually the honors belonging to an office or dignity without the duties, functions, or responsibilities
chastiseto censure severely : castigate
filingan act or instance of using a file
corpusclea minute particle
outlandishof or relating to another country : foreign
materialisma theory that physical matter is the only or fundamental reality and that all being and processes and phenomena can be explained as manifestations or results of matter (see matter
glibshowing little forethought or preparation : offhand
parablea usually short fictitious story that illustrates a moral attitude or a religious principle
adventthe period beginning four Sundays before Christmas and observed by some Christians as a season of prayer and fasting