GRE Word List
OPPROBRIUM
something that brings disgrace
The meaning of the word opprobrium is something that brings disgrace.
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jetsam | the part of a ship, its equipment, or its cargo that is cast overboard to lighten the load in time of distress and that sinks or is washed ashore |
stamina | the bodily or mental capacity to sustain a prolonged stressful effort or activity : endurance |
discursive | moving from topic to topic without order : rambling |
pestle | a usually club-shaped implement for pounding or grinding substances in a mortar see mortar illustration |
retract | to draw back or in |
debilitate | to impair the strength of : enfeeble |
convulsion | an abnormal violent and involuntary contraction or series of contractions of the muscles |
vitreous | resembling glass (as in color, composition, brittleness, or luster) : glassy |
bate | to reduce the force or intensity of : restrain |
covetous | marked by inordinate desire for wealth or possessions or for another's possessions |