GRE Word List
OPPROBRIUM
infamy; disgrace arising from shameful conduct; vilification(slander); scorn; contempt; Ex. opprobrium hurled against him; ADJ. opprobrious: expressing contempt; shameful or infamous
The meaning of the word opprobrium is infamy; disgrace arising from shameful conduct; vilification(slander); scorn; contempt; Ex. opprobrium hurled against him; ADJ. opprobrious: expressing contempt; shameful or infamous.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| constraint | restraint; compulsion; repression of feelings; reticence; V. constrain: hold back; restrain; compel; oblige; confine forcibly; imprison |
| cunning | clever in deceiving; sly; N: cleverness in deceiving; deceit |
| odyssey | long, eventful, adventurous journey |
| brindled | tawny or grayish with streaks or spots (of animals) |
| tantamount | equivalent in effect or value; Ex. This invasion is tantamount to a declaration of war; CF. amount |
| flinch | hesitate; shrink back (in fear of something unpleasant); Ex. She did not flinch in the face of danger. |
| anomalous | abnormal; irregular |
| impale | pierce (with a sharp point); Ex. impaled by the spear |
| cloister | monastery or convent |
| fancier | breeder or dealer of animals; one who has a special interest, as for raising specific plant or animal |