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 |
|---|---|
| underscore | to draw a line under : underline |
| embed | to enclose closely in or as if in a matrix |
| carping | marked by or inclined to querulous and often perverse criticism |
| antique | existing since or belonging to earlier times : ancient |
| swarthy | of a dark color, complexion, or cast |
| dehydrate | to remove bound water or hydrogen and oxygen from (a chemical compound) in the proportion in which they form water |
| aerie | the nest of a bird on a cliff or a mountaintop |
| complicity | association or participation in or as if in a wrongful act |
| illusive | based on or producing illusion : illusory |
| ford | a shallow part of a body of water that may be crossed by wading |