GRE Word List

OPPROBRIUM

something that brings disgrace

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

Random words

WordMeaning
impregnableincapable of being taken by assault : unconquerable
awla pointed tool for marking surfaces or piercing small holes (as in leather or wood)
ingrainedforming a part of the essence or inmost being : deep-seated
oddsthe probability that one thing is so or will happen rather than another : chances
obstetriciana physician specializing in obstetrics
corollarya proposition (see proposition
residualremainder
severto put or keep apart : divide
paranoiamental illness characterized by systematized delusions of persecution or grandeur usually without hallucinations
ulteriorgoing beyond what is openly said or shown and especially what is proper