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

WordMeaning
tractablecapable of being easily led, taught, or controlled : docile
confoundto throw (a person) into confusion or perplexity
epigrama concise poem dealing pointedly and often satirically with a single thought or event and often ending with an ingenious turn of thought
philologythe study of literature and of disciplines relevant to literature or to language as used in literature
predetermineforeordain
fatalisma doctrine that events are fixed in advance so that human beings are powerless to change them
transitoryof brief duration : temporary
surmisea thought or idea based on scanty evidence : conjecture
tutelaryhaving the guardianship of a person or a thing
contrivedhaving an unnatural or false appearance or quality : artificial