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 |
|---|---|
| comprise | to be made up of |
| discord | lack of agreement or harmony (as between persons, things, or ideas) |
| debunk | to expose the sham (see sham |
| fluctuate | to shift back and forth uncertainly |
| refrain | curb |
| disfigure | to impair (as in beauty) by deep and persistent injuries |
| elusive | tending to elude: such as |
| callus | a thickening of or a hard thickened area on skin or bark |
| inveigh | to protest or complain bitterly or vehemently : rail |
| orifice | an opening (such as a vent, mouth, or hole) through which something may pass |