GRE Word List
GIBE
to utter taunting words
The meaning of the word gibe is to utter taunting words.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| wax | a substance that is secreted by bees and is used by them for constructing the honeycomb, that is a dull yellow solid plastic when warm, and that is composed primarily of a mixture of esters, hydrocarbons, and fatty acids : beeswax |
| anecdote | a usually short narrative of an interesting, amusing, or biographical incident |
| auxiliary | offering or providing help |
| institutionalize | to make into an institution : give character of an institution to |
| frantic | emotionally out of control |
| disparage | to depreciate (see depreciate |
| start | to move suddenly and violently : spring |
| menagerie | a place where animals are kept and trained especially for exhibition |
| metamorphosis | change of physical form, structure, or substance especially by supernatural means |
| crevice | a narrow opening resulting from a split or crack (as in a cliff) : fissure |