GRE Word List
DERISION
the use of ridicule or scorn to show contempt
The meaning of the word derision is the use of ridicule or scorn to show contempt.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| consonant | being in agreement or harmony : free from elements making for discord |
| vignette | a picture (such as an engraving or photograph) that shades off gradually into the surrounding paper |
| capsize | to cause to overturn |
| ultimatum | a final proposition, condition, or demand |
| libido | instinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity |
| berate | to scold or condemn vehemently and at length |
| rendition | the act or result of rendering something: such as |
| dapper | neat and trim in appearance |
| demoniac | possessed or influenced by a demon |
| apologist | someone who speaks or writes in defense of someone or something that is typically controversial, unpopular, or subject to criticism |