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 |
|---|---|
| substantive | having substance : involving matters of major or practical importance to all concerned |
| passe | past one's prime |
| exemplify | to show or illustrate by example |
| verisimilar | having the appearance of truth : probable |
| deranged | mentally unsound : crazy |
| nonplus | a state of bafflement or perplexity : quandary |
| valedictory | of or relating to a valediction : expressing or containing a farewell |
| facsimile | an exact copy |
| rousing | giving rise to excitement : stirring |
| lap | a loose overlapping or hanging panel or flap especially of a garment |