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 |
|---|---|
| lackluster | lacking in sheen, brilliance, or vitality : dull |
| dissonance | lack of agreement |
| quibble | to evade the point of an argument by caviling about words |
| indomitable | incapable of being subdued : unconquerable |
| compensatory | to be equivalent to : counterbalance |
| sinewy | full of sinews: such as |
| intrigue | the practice of engaging in secret schemes |
| illimitable | incapable of being limited or bounded : measureless |
| equine | of, relating to, or resembling a horse or the horse family |
| gibe | to utter taunting words |