GRE Word List
OPPROBRIUM
something that brings disgrace
The meaning of the word opprobrium is something that brings disgrace.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| paradigm | example |
| facsimile | an exact copy |
| imperil | to bring into peril : endanger |
| imprudent | not prudent : lacking discretion, wisdom, or good judgment |
| eon | an immeasurably or indefinitely long period of time : age |
| kismet | fate |
| mercenary | one that serves merely for wages |
| compliance | the act or process of complying to a desire, demand, proposal, or regimen or to coercion |
| decelerate | to reduce the speed of : slow down |
| decomposition | to separate into constituent parts or elements or into simpler compounds |