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 |
|---|---|
| delve | excavate |
| reprehensible | worthy of or deserving reprehension : culpable |
| fulcrum | prop |
| malevolent | having, showing, or arising from intense often vicious ill will, spite, or hatred |
| benefit | something that produces good or helpful results or effects or that promotes well-being : advantage |
| withdrawn | removed from immediate contact or easy approach : isolated |
| chaplain | a clergyman in charge of a chapel |
| swindler | to obtain money or property by fraud or deceit |
| orient | to direct (something, such as a book or film) toward the interests of a particular group |
| engage | to offer (something, such as one's life or word) as backing to a cause or aim : to expose to risk for the attainment or support of some end |