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 |
|---|---|
| abstain | to choose not to do or have something : to refrain deliberately and often with an effort of self-denial from an action or practice |
| sylvan | one that frequents groves or woods |
| offhand | without premeditation or preparation : extempore |
| spurious | born to parents not married to each other |
| weather | the state of the atmosphere with respect to heat or cold, wetness or dryness, calm or storm, clearness or cloudiness |
| obdurate | stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing |
| deign | to condescend reluctantly and with a strong sense of the affront to one's superiority that is involved : stoop |
| indict | to charge with a crime by the finding or presentment of a jury (such as a grand jury) in due form of law |
| connotation | something suggested by a word or thing : implication |
| ceremonious | devoted to forms and ceremony |