GRE Word List
REFUTE
disprove; prove to be false; N. refutation
The meaning of the word refute is disprove; prove to be false; N. refutation.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| regal | royal; of a monarch; Ex. regal manner |
| vise | vice; tool for holding work in place; clamping device |
| slight | insult to one's dignity; snub; V: treat as if of small importance; insult; snub; ADJ. small in size; of small importance |
| reverend | deserving reverence; N: priest |
| avert | prevent; avoid; turn away (eyes or thought); Ex. An accident was averted by his quick thinking; Ex. She averted her eyes from the terrible sight. |
| retrograde | go backwards; recede; degenerate; deteriorate; ADJ. |
| virtuoso | highly skilled artist (esp. in music); Ex. piano virtuoso |
| disapprobation | disapproval; condemnation |
| prone | inclined to; likely to (suffer); prostrate; lying with the front downward; Ex. prone to disease/make mistakes; Ex. accident-prone |
| expansive | (of a person) outgoing and sociable; broad and extensive; able to increase in size |
