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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WordMeaning
executorone who executes something
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contiguousbeing in actual contact : touching along a boundary or at a point
alluvialrelating to, composed of, or found in alluvium
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rubblebroken fragments (as of rock) resulting from the decay or destruction of a building
bellicosefavoring or inclined to start quarrels or wars