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 |
|---|---|
| serrated | notched or toothed on the edge |
| sustenance | means of support, maintenance, or subsistence : living |
| repeal | to rescind or annul by authoritative act |
| clairvoyant | having clairvoyance : able to see beyond the range of ordinary perception |
| demean | to lower in character, status, or reputation |
| mercantile | of or relating to merchants or trading |
| rebuff | to reject or criticize sharply : snub |
| distract | to draw or direct (something, such as someone's attention) to a different object or in different directions at the same time |
| requisite | needed for a particular purpose : essential |
| browse | to eat (tender shoots, twigs, leaves of trees and shrubs, etc.) : to consume as browse (see browse |