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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| flamboyant | marked by or given to strikingly elaborate or colorful display or behavior |
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| minutiae | a minute or minor detail |
| aggrandize | to make great or greater : increase |
| headfirst | with the head foremost |
| psychopathic | of, relating to, or characterized by psychopathy |
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| curtail | to make less by or as if by cutting off or away some part |
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| oblivion | the fact or condition of not remembering : a state marked by lack of awareness or consciousness |