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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menial | a person doing menial work |
nettle | any of a genus (Urtica of the family Urticaceae, the nettle family) of chiefly coarse herbs armed with stinging hairs |
exorbitant | not coming within the scope of the law |
descry | to catch sight of |
pretentious | characterized by pretension: such as |
sphinx-like | enigmatic; mysterious |
reverberate | reflect |
effectual | producing or able to produce a desired effect |
scurrilous | using or given to coarse language |
fawning | seeking or used to seek approval or favor by means of flattery |