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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pantomime | pantomimist |
| replete | fully or abundantly provided or filled |
| asperity | roughness of manner or of temper : harshness of behavior or speech that expresses bitterness or anger |
| extemporaneous | composed, performed, or uttered on the spur of the moment : impromptu |
| striated | marked with striations or striae |
| patois | a dialect other than the standard or literary dialect |
| novice | a person admitted to probationary membership in a religious community |
| bristle | a short stiff coarse hair or filament |
| apothecary | one who prepares and sells drugs or compounds for medicinal purposes |
| defection | conscious abandonment of allegiance or duty (as to a person, cause, or doctrine) : desertion |