GRE Word List
OPPROBRIUM
something that brings disgrace
The meaning of the word opprobrium is something that brings disgrace.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| rote | the use of memory usually with little intelligence |
| diurnal | active chiefly in the daytime |
| captious | marked by an often ill-natured inclination to stress faults and raise objections |
| vitriolic | bitterly harsh or caustic language or criticism |
| unassuming | not assuming : modest |
| stratum | a bed or layer artificially made |
| frock | an outer garment worn by monks and friars : habit |
| nemesis | the Greek goddess of retributive justice |
| headfirst | with the head foremost |
| compromise | settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions |