GRE Word List
OPPROBRIUM
something that brings disgrace
The meaning of the word opprobrium is something that brings disgrace.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| gruff | rough, brusque, or stern in manner, speech, or aspect |
| chicanery | deception by artful subterfuge or sophistry : trickery |
| excise | an internal tax levied on the manufacture, sale, or consumption of a commodity |
| piquant | engagingly provocative |
| inimical | being adverse often by reason of hostility or malevolence |
| fickle | marked by lack of steadfastness, constancy, or stability : given to erratic changeableness |
| deprecate | to express disapproval of |
| atone | to make amends : to provide or serve as reparation or compensation for something bad or unwelcome |
| recourse | a turning to someone or something for help or protection |
| integral | essential to completeness : constituent |