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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| indoctrinate | to imbue with a usually partisan or sectarian opinion, point of view, or principle |
| censure | a judgment involving condemnation |
| debilitate | to impair the strength of : enfeeble |
| bound | fastened by or as if by a band : confined |
| wrangle | to dispute angrily or peevishly : bicker |
| parvenu | one that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it |
| thrall | a state of servitude or submission |
| muster | a representative specimen (see specimen |
| controvert | to dispute or oppose by reasoning |
| mentor | a friend of Odysseus entrusted with the education of Odysseus' son Telemachus |