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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WordMeaning
fuss:trouble or worry over trifles; make nervous; pay too much attention to; N: needless concern or worry (about a trivial thing); anxious nervous condition; display of attention; Ex. make a fuss over the baby
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effronteryshameless boldness : insolence
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convergeto tend or move toward one point or one another : come together : meet
sartorialof or relating to a tailor or tailored clothes
duplicitycontradictory doubleness of thought, speech, or action
busta sculptured representation of the upper part of the human figure including the head and neck and usually part of the shoulders and breast
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