GRE Word List
GIBE
to utter taunting words
The meaning of the word gibe is to utter taunting words.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| askance | with disapproval or distrust : scornfully |
| reprimand | a severe or formal reproof |
| innate | existing in, belonging to, or determined by factors present in an individual from birth : native |
| wince | to shrink back involuntarily (as from pain) : flinch |
| beguile | hoodwink |
| claustrophobia | abnormal dread of being in closed or narrow spaces |
| riddle | a mystifying, misleading, or puzzling question posed as a problem to be solved or guessed : conundrum |
| manifold | marked by diversity or variety |
| scurrilous | using or given to coarse language |
| penance | an act of self-abasement, mortification (see mortification |