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 |
|---|---|
| obtrude | to thrust out : extrude |
| skeptic | an adherent or advocate of skepticism |
| ambulatory | able to walk about and not bedridden |
| polity | political organization |
| implicit | capable of being understood from something else though unexpressed : implied |
| skimp | skimpy |
| prepossessing | creating prejudice |
| dissipate | to break up and drive off |
| persist | to go on resolutely or stubbornly in spite of opposition, importunity, or warning |
| unrequited | not requited : not reciprocated or returned in kind |