GRE Word List
REPREHENSIBLE
worthy of or deserving reprehension : culpable
The meaning of the word reprehensible is worthy of or deserving reprehension : culpable.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| patrimony | an estate inherited from one's father or ancestor |
| ken | the range of perception, understanding, or knowledge |
| veto | an authoritative prohibition : interdiction |
| encomiastic | one that praises : eulogist |
| allure | to entice by charm or attraction |
| tablet | a flat slab or plaque suited for or bearing an inscription |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| cornucopia | a curved, hollow goat's horn or similarly shaped receptacle (such as a horn-shaped basket) that is overflowing especially with fruit and vegetables (such as gourds, ears of corn, apples, and grapes) and that is used as a decorative motif emblematic of abundance |
| recluse | marked by withdrawal from society : solitary |
| abridge | to shorten by omission of words without sacrifice of sense : condense |