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 |
|---|---|
| awry | off the correct or expected course : amiss |
| demean | to lower in character, status, or reputation |
| mores | the fixed morally binding customs of a particular group |
| jibe | to be in accord : agree |
| phlegmatic | resembling, consisting of, or producing the humor phlegm |
| solecism | an ungrammatical combination of words in a sentence |
| irrefutable | impossible to refute : incontrovertible |
| mitigate | to cause to become less harsh or hostile : mollify |
| elevation | the height to which something is elevated: such as |
| fugitive | running away or intending flight |