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.

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WordMeaning
lilliputianof, relating to, or characteristic of the Lilliputians or the island of Lilliput
abateto decrease in force or intensity
incognitowith one's identity concealed
incarnateinvested with bodily and especially human nature and form
deviateto stray especially from a standard, principle, or topic
airyof or relating to air : atmospheric
depreciateto lower in honor or esteem
latentpresent and capable of emerging or developing but not now visible, obvious, active, or symptomatic
pinnaclean upright architectural member generally ending in a small spire and used especially in Gothic construction to give weight especially to a buttress
martyra person who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty of witnessing to and refusing to renounce a religion