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 |
|---|---|
| dint | force |
| acknowledge | to recognize the rights, authority, or status of |
| etymology | the history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language |
| dissident | disagreeing especially with an established religious or political system, organization, or belief |
| malefactor | one who commits an offense against the law |
| parry | to ward off a weapon or blow |
| resolve | to deal with successfully : clear up |
| jurisdiction | the power, right, or authority to interpret and apply the law |
| infinitesimal | immeasurably or incalculably small |
| therapeutic | of or relating to the treatment of disease or disorders by remedial agents or methods : curative |