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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glut | to flood (the market) with goods so that supply exceeds demand |
pliable | supple enough to bend freely or repeatedly without breaking |
licentious | lacking legal or moral restraints |
supercilious | coolly and patronizingly haughty |
chant | to make melodic sounds with the voice |
subservient | useful in an inferior capacity : subordinate |
pontifical | episcopal attire |
ravel | to become unwoven, untwisted, or unwound : fray |
surreptitious | done, made, or acquired by stealth : clandestine |
precipitant | precipitate |