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 |
|---|---|
| tantalize | to tease or torment by or as if by presenting something desirable to the view but continually keeping it out of reach |
| drudge | to do hard, menial, or monotonous work |
| consequential | of the nature of a secondary result : indirect |
| mulct | fine |
| prod | to thrust a pointed instrument into : prick |
| gaudy | ostentatiously or tastelessly ornamented |
| illusion | a misleading image presented to the vision : optical illusion |
| cohorts | companion |
| prey | an animal taken by a predator as food |
| tithe | a tenth part of something paid as a voluntary contribution or as a tax especially for the support of a religious establishment |