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 |
|---|---|
| hindsight | perception of the nature of an event after it has happened |
| doldrums | a spell of listlessness or despondency |
| pulverize | to reduce (as by crushing, beating, or grinding) to very small particles : atomize |
| chasten | to correct by punishment or suffering : discipline |
| mash | to reduce to a soft pulpy state by beating or pressure |
| solvent | able to pay all legal debts |
| consort | associate |
| extradition | the surrender of an alleged criminal usually under the provisions of a treaty or statute by one authority (such as a state) to another having jurisdiction to try the charge |
| fiat | an authoritative or arbitrary order : decree |
| trim | to remove by or as if by cutting |