GRE Word List
REBUFF
to reject or criticize sharply : snub
The meaning of the word rebuff is to reject or criticize sharply : snub.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| encompass | include |
| mollify | to soothe in temper or disposition : appease |
| depredation | to lay waste : plunder |
| protean | of or resembling Proteus in having a varied nature or ability to assume different forms |
| plummet | to fall perpendicularly |
| perpetrate | to bring about or carry out (something, such as a crime or deception) : commit |
| blight | a disease or injury of plants marked by the formation of lesions, withering, and death of parts (such as leaves and tubers) |
| incandescent | white, glowing, or luminous with intense heat |
| hypocritical | characterized by behavior that contradicts what one claims to believe or feel : characterized by hypocrisy |
| reciprocal | inversely related : opposite |