GRE Word List
OPPROBRIUM
something that brings disgrace
The meaning of the word opprobrium is something that brings disgrace.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| marked | having an identifying mark |
| peremptory | putting an end to or precluding a right of action, debate, or delay |
| necromancy | conjuration (see conjure |
| depict | to represent by or as if by a picture |
| lineaments | an outline, feature, or contour of a body or figure and especially of a face |
| gadfly | any of various flies (such as a horsefly, botfly, or warble fly) that bite or annoy livestock |
| sophomoric | conceited and overconfident of knowledge but poorly informed and immature |
| annotate | to make or furnish critical or explanatory notes or comment |
| untoward | difficult to guide, manage, or work with : unruly |
| piquant | engagingly provocative |