GRE Word List
DERIDE
to laugh at or insult contemptuously
The meaning of the word deride is to laugh at or insult contemptuously.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| gruesome | inspiring horror or repulsion : grisly |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| perimeter | the boundary of a closed plane figure |
| serrated | notched or toothed on the edge |
| hail | precipitation in the form of small balls or lumps usually consisting of concentric layers of clear ice and compact snow |
| ruddy | having a healthy reddish color |
| layman | a person who is not a member of the clergy |
| tangible | capable of being perceived especially by the sense of touch : palpable |
| sentient | responsive to or conscious of sense impressions |
| testy | easily annoyed : irritable |