GRE Word List
OPPROBRIUM
something that brings disgrace
The meaning of the word opprobrium is something that brings disgrace.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| lunar | crescent |
| contempt | the act of despising : the state of mind of one who despises : disdain |
| interdict | a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical censure withdrawing most sacraments and Christian burial from a person or district |
| conception | the process of becoming pregnant involving fertilization or implantation or both |
| inscrutable | not readily investigated, interpreted, or understood : mysterious |
| appreciate | to grasp the nature, worth, quality, or significance of |
| utopia | a place of ideal perfection especially in laws, government, and social conditions |
| nomenclature | name |
| whet | to sharpen by rubbing on or with something (such as a stone) |
| bullion | gold or silver considered as so much metal |