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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| chaperon | a person (such as a matron) who for propriety (see propriety |
| tramp | to walk, tread, or step especially heavily |
| presage | something that foreshadows or portends a future event : omen |
| sententious | given to or abounding in aphoristic expression |
| lode | waterway |
| palimpsest | writing material (such as a parchment or tablet) used one or more times after earlier writing has been erased |
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| shard | a piece or fragment of a brittle substance |
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