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 |
|---|---|
| executor | one who executes something |
| enfranchise | to set free (as from slavery) |
| menagerie | a place where animals are kept and trained especially for exhibition |
| tangible | capable of being perceived especially by the sense of touch : palpable |
| corollary | a proposition (see proposition |
| sextant | an instrument for measuring angular distances used especially in navigation to observe altitudes of celestial bodies (as in ascertaining latitude and longitude) |
| stellar | of or relating to the stars : astral |
| modicum | a small portion : a limited quantity |
| worldly | of, relating to, or devoted to this world and its pursuits rather than to religion or spiritual affairs |
| expurgate | to cleanse of something morally harmful, offensive, or erroneous |