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 |
|---|---|
| recumbent | suggestive of repose : leaning |
| wispy | a small handful (as of hay or straw) |
| hindrance | the state of being interfered with, held back, or slowed down : the state of being hindered |
| scurvy | a disease caused by a lack of vitamin C and characterized by spongy gums, loosening of the teeth, and a bleeding into the skin and mucous membranes |
| officious | volunteering one's services where they are neither asked nor needed : meddlesome |
| subsume | to include or place within something larger or more comprehensive : encompass as a subordinate or component element |
| verisimilar | having the appearance of truth : probable |
| apotheosis | the perfect form or example of something : quintessence |
| worldly | of, relating to, or devoted to this world and its pursuits rather than to religion or spiritual affairs |
| ignominy | deep personal humiliation and disgrace |