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 |
|---|---|
| blowhard | an arrogantly and pompously boastful or opinionated person : braggart |
| stricture | an abnormal narrowing of a bodily passage |
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| dummy | a person who is incapable of speaking |
| imperil | to bring into peril : endanger |
| detrimental | obviously harmful : damaging |
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