GRE Word List

OPPROBRIUM

something that brings disgrace

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

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WordMeaning
perspicaciousof acute mental vision or discernment : keen
extortto obtain from a person by force, intimidation, or undue or illegal power : wring
perforateto make a hole through
voluminoushaving or marked by great volume or bulk : large
repugnancethe quality or fact of being contradictory or inconsistent
germa small mass of living substance capable of developing into an organism or one of its parts
polemicalof, relating to, or being a polemic : controversial
oatha solemn usually formal calling upon God or a god to witness to the truth of what one says or to witness that one sincerely intends to do what one says
retrieveto locate and bring in (killed or wounded game)
bourgeoisof, relating to, or characteristic of the social middle class