GRE Word List
REBUFF
to reject or criticize sharply : snub
The meaning of the word rebuff is to reject or criticize sharply : snub.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| hedonist | a person who is devoted to the pursuit of pleasure : someone who practices hedonism |
| repel | to drive back : repulse |
| craft | skill in planning, making, or executing : dexterity |
| rake | an implement equipped with projecting prongs to gather material (such as leaves) or for loosening or smoothing the surface of the ground |
| podiatrist | the medical care and treatment of the human foot |
| engage | to offer (something, such as one's life or word) as backing to a cause or aim : to expose to risk for the attainment or support of some end |
| malediction | curse |
| connotation | something suggested by a word or thing : implication |
| sheer | unqualified |
| responsiveness | giving response : constituting a response : answering |