GRE Word List
REFUTE
to prove wrong by argument or evidence : show to be false or erroneous
The meaning of the word refute is to prove wrong by argument or evidence : show to be false or erroneous.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| lucre | monetary gain : profit |
| spin | to draw out and twist fiber into yarn or thread |
| mores | the fixed morally binding customs of a particular group |
| disbar | to expel from the bar or the legal profession : deprive (an attorney) of legal status and privileges |
| chide | to speak out in angry or displeased rebuke |
| penance | an act of self-abasement, mortification (see mortification |
| jibe | to be in accord : agree |
| affirmation | the act of affirming |
| sedate | keeping a quiet steady attitude or pace : unruffled |
| dross | the scum or unwanted material that forms on the surface of molten metal |