GRE Word List
MOCK
to treat with contempt or ridicule : deride
The meaning of the word mock is to treat with contempt or ridicule : deride.
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| asperity | roughness of manner or of temper : harshness of behavior or speech that expresses bitterness or anger |
| salient | moving by leaps or springs : jumping |
| compunction | anxiety arising from awareness of guilt |
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| motif | a usually recurring salient thematic element (as in the arts) |
| taunt | to reproach or challenge in a mocking or insulting manner : jeer at |
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