GRE Word List
OPPROBRIUM
something that brings disgrace
The meaning of the word opprobrium is something that brings disgrace.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| gadfly | any of various flies (such as a horsefly, botfly, or warble fly) that bite or annoy livestock |
| decry | to depreciate (something, such as a coin) officially or publicly |
| termination | end in time or existence : conclusion |
| diadem | crown |
| venture | to proceed especially in the face of danger |
| ovoid | resembling an egg in shape : ovate |
| prognosis | the prospect of recovery as anticipated from the usual course of disease or peculiarities of the case |
| awful | extremely disagreeable or objectionable |
| censorious | marked by or given to censure (see censure |
| abbreviate | to make briefer |