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 |
|---|---|
| crevice | a narrow opening resulting from a split or crack (as in a cliff) : fissure |
| perpetrate | to bring about or carry out (something, such as a crime or deception) : commit |
| mime | an ancient dramatic entertainment representing scenes from life usually in a ridiculous manner |
| receptive | able or inclined to receive |
| unassailable | not assailable : not liable to doubt, attack, or question |
| frivolous | of little weight or importance |
| expound | to set forth : state |
| animus | a usually prejudiced and often spiteful or malevolent ill will |
| aloft | at or to a great height |
| nihilist | a viewpoint that traditional values and beliefs are unfounded and that existence is senseless and useless |