GRE Word List
FLOUT
to treat with contemptuous disregard : scorn
The meaning of the word flout is to treat with contemptuous disregard : scorn.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| endear | to cause to become beloved or admired |
| partial | of or relating to a part rather than the whole : not general or total |
| encroachment | to enter by gradual steps or by stealth into the possessions or rights of another |
| estranged | having lost former closeness and affection : in a state of alienation from a previous close or familial relationship |
| rigor | harsh inflexibility in opinion, temper, or judgment : severity |
| staid | marked by settled sedateness and often prim self-restraint : sober |
| spurn | to reject with disdain or contempt : scorn |
| machinations | an act of machinating |
| allegory | the expression by means of symbolic fictional figures and actions of truths or generalizations about human existence |
| facsimile | an exact copy |