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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WordMeaning
eschewto avoid habitually especially on moral or practical grounds : shun
enigmasomething hard to understand or explain
reciteto repeat from memory or read aloud publicly
tantruma fit of bad temper
museto become absorbed in thought
ejaculationan act of ejaculating
chisela metal tool with a sharpened edge at one end used to chip, carve, or cut into a solid material (such as wood, stone, or metal)
stratageman artifice or trick in war for deceiving and outwitting the enemy
anachronisman error in chronology
unintimidatingnot causing a feeling of fear or timidity : not intimidating