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 |
|---|---|
| impregnable | incapable of being taken by assault : unconquerable |
| interjection | an ejaculatory utterance usually lacking grammatical connection: such as |
| lurid | causing horror or revulsion : gruesome |
| fruitful | yielding or producing fruit |
| stun | to make senseless, groggy, or dizzy by or as if by a blow : daze |
| abash | to destroy the self-possession or self-confidence of (someone) : disconcert |
| correlate | either of two things so related that one directly implies or is complementary to the other (such as husband and wife) |
| ingratiate | to gain favor or favorable acceptance for by deliberate effort |
| licentious | lacking legal or moral restraints |
| esoteric | designed for or understood by the specially initiated alone |