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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hurl | rush |
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effusion | an act of effusing |
eulogistic | a commendatory oration or writing especially in honor of one deceased |
distract | to draw or direct (something, such as someone's attention) to a different object or in different directions at the same time |
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primp | to dress, adorn, or arrange in a careful or finicky manner |
prevaricate | to deviate from the truth : equivocate |
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