GRE Word List
OPPROBRIUM
something that brings disgrace
The meaning of the word opprobrium is something that brings disgrace.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| biennial | occurring every two years |
| sextant | an instrument for measuring angular distances used especially in navigation to observe altitudes of celestial bodies (as in ascertaining latitude and longitude) |
| context | the parts of a discourse that surround a word or passage and can throw light on its meaning |
| provision | the act or process of providing |
| hoard | a supply or fund stored up and often hidden away |
| dynamic | marked by usually continuous and productive activity or change |
| adjacent | not distant : nearby |
| sportive | frolicsome |
| emblazon | to inscribe or adorn with or as if with heraldic bearings or devices |
| tenancy | a holding of an estate or a mode of holding an estate |