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 |
|---|---|
| malaise | an indefinite feeling of debility or lack of health often indicative of or accompanying the onset of an illness |
| diffuse | being at once verbose and ill-organized |
| diversion | the act or an instance of diverting or straying from a course, activity, or use : deviation |
| intermediary | mediator |
| deleterious | harmful often in a subtle or unexpected way |
| founder | one that founds or establishes |
| corollary | a proposition (see proposition |
| eerie | so mysterious, strange, or unexpected as to send a chill up the spine |
| tout | to make much of : promote |
| gruel | a thin porridge |