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 |
|---|---|
| marsupial | any of an order (Marsupialia) of mammals comprising kangaroos, wombats, bandicoots, opossums, and related animals that do not develop a true placenta and that usually have a pouch on the abdomen of the female which covers the teats and serves to carry the young |
| prefigure | to show, suggest, or announce by an antecedent type, image, or likeness |
| kindred | of a similar nature or character : like |
| truism | an undoubted or self-evident truth |
| explicate | to give a detailed explanation of |
| merger | the absorption of an estate, a contract, or an interest in another, of a minor offense in a greater, or of a cause of action into a judgment |
| mortician | undertaker |
| resourceful | able to meet situations : capable of devising ways and means |
| credence | mental acceptance as true or real |
| dumbfound | to confound (see confound |