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 |
|---|---|
| arboretum | a place where trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants are cultivated for scientific and educational purposes |
| tenant | one who has the occupation or temporary possession of lands or tenements of another |
| forward | near, being at, or belonging to the forepart |
| unbridled | unrestrained |
| scuttle | a shallow open basket for carrying something (such as grain or garden produce) |
| purport | to have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming (something implied or inferred) |
| craven | lacking the least bit of courage : contemptibly fainthearted |
| bleak | exposed and barren and often windswept |
| canvass | to go through (a district) or go to (persons) in order to solicit orders or political support or to determine opinions or sentiments |
| servile | of or befitting a menial position |