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

WordMeaning
inestimableincapable of being estimated or computed
aureolea radiant light around the head or body of a representation of a sacred personage
hypnosisa trancelike state that resembles sleep but is induced by a person whose suggestions are readily accepted by the subject
elevationthe height to which something is elevated: such as
outskirtsa part remote from the center : border
confluencea coming or flowing together, meeting, or gathering at one point
mammalany of a class (Mammalia) of warm-blooded higher vertebrates (such as placentals, marsupials, or monotremes) that nourish their young with milk secreted by mammary glands, have the skin usually more or less covered with hair, and include humans
murmura half-suppressed or muttered complaint : grumbling
lucremonetary gain : profit
tannerone that tans hides