GRE Word List

OPPROBRIUM

something that brings disgrace

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

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WordMeaning
murmura half-suppressed or muttered complaint : grumbling
censora person who supervises conduct and morals: such as
mustera representative specimen (see specimen
felicitousvery well suited or expressed : apt
officiousvolunteering one's services where they are neither asked nor needed : meddlesome
degeneratehaving declined or become less specialized (as in nature, character, structure, or function) from an ancestral or former state
taintto contaminate morally : corrupt
skinflinta person who would save, gain, or extort money by any means : miser
bewitchto influence or affect especially injuriously by witchcraft
marshala high official in the household of a medieval king, prince, or noble originally having charge of the cavalry but later usually in command of the military forces