GRE Word List
DERIDE
to laugh at or insult contemptuously
The meaning of the word deride is to laugh at or insult contemptuously.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sow | an adult female swine |
| promulgate | to make (an idea, belief, etc.) known to many people by open declaration : proclaim |
| expeditious | marked by or acting with prompt efficiency |
| fell | skin |
| import | to bring from a foreign or external source: such as |
| fancied | imagined or believed to be true or real |
| manifest | readily perceived by the senses and especially by the sense of sight |
| contrivance | a thing contrived |
| collage | an artistic composition made of various materials (such as paper, cloth, or wood) glued on a surface |
| remiss | negligent in the performance of work or duty : careless |