GRE Word List
OPPROBRIUM
something that brings disgrace
The meaning of the word opprobrium is something that brings disgrace.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| compromise | settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions |
| matrix | something within or from which something else originates, develops, or takes form |
| consequential | of the nature of a secondary result : indirect |
| uproar | a state of commotion, excitement, or violent disturbance |
| orifice | an opening (such as a vent, mouth, or hole) through which something may pass |
| ensconce | shelter |
| outcast | one that is cast out or refused acceptance (as by society) : pariah |
| stricture | an abnormal narrowing of a bodily passage |
| tertiary | of third rank, importance, or value |
| conciliatory | intended to gain goodwill or favor or to reduce hostility : tending or intended to conciliate |