GRE Word List

OPPROBRIUM

something that brings disgrace

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

Random words

WordMeaning
squashto press or beat into a pulp or a flat mass : crush
dankunpleasantly moist or wet
franticemotionally out of control
penetrateto pass into or through
hibernateto pass the winter in a torpid or resting state
beholdenbeing under obligation for a favor or gift : indebted
penitentfeeling or expressing humble or regretful pain or sorrow for sins or offenses : repentant
smeara viscous or sticky substance
atypicalnot typical : irregular
embezzlementto appropriate (something, such as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use