GRE Word List
OPPROBRIUM
something that brings disgrace
The meaning of the word opprobrium is something that brings disgrace.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| entrepreneur | one who organizes, manages, and assumes the risks of a business or enterprise |
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| prototype | an original model on which something is patterned : archetype |
| underlying | lying beneath or below |
| calorific | caloric |
| dispirited | to deprive of morale or enthusiasm |
| limp | to walk lamely |
| magisterial | of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a master or teacher : authoritative |
| carping | marked by or inclined to querulous and often perverse criticism |
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