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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| gullible | easily duped or cheated |
| ungainly | lacking in smoothness or dexterity : clumsy |
| infest | to spread or swarm in or over in a troublesome manner |
| phoenix | a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period |
| doff | to remove (an article of wear) from the body |
| taunt | to reproach or challenge in a mocking or insulting manner : jeer at |
| dubious | unsettled in opinion : doubtful |
| bound | fastened by or as if by a band : confined |
| concatenate | linked together |
| parallelism | the quality or state of being parallel |