GRE Word List
OPPROBRIUM
something that brings disgrace
The meaning of the word opprobrium is something that brings disgrace.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| haughtiness | blatantly and disdainfully proud : having or showing an attitude of superiority and contempt for people or things perceived to be inferior |
| ewe | the female of the sheep especially when mature |
| exonerate | to relieve of a responsibility, obligation, or hardship |
| tenet | a principle, belief, or doctrine generally held to be true |
| inter | to deposit (a dead body) in the earth or in a tomb |
| odds | the probability that one thing is so or will happen rather than another : chances |
| vaunted | highly or widely praised or boasted about |
| phalanx | a body of heavily armed infantry in ancient Greece formed in close deep ranks and files |
| rotunda | a round building |
| gust | the sensation of taste |