GRE Word List
OPPROBRIUM
something that brings disgrace
The meaning of the word opprobrium is something that brings disgrace.
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alloy | the degree of mixture with base metals : fineness |
nonplus | a state of bafflement or perplexity : quandary |
transient | passing especially quickly into and out of existence : transitory |
alimony | an allowance made to one spouse by the other for support pending or after legal separation or divorce |
personify | to conceive of or represent as a person or as having human qualities or powers |
latch | to lay hold with or as if with the hands or arms |
cornice | the molded and projecting horizontal member that crowns an architectural composition see column illustration |
disjunction | a sharp cleavage : disunion |
disbar | to expel from the bar or the legal profession : deprive (an attorney) of legal status and privileges |
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