GRE Word List
SCOFF
laugh (at); mock; ridicule; Ex. scoff at their threats
The meaning of the word scoff is laugh (at); mock; ridicule; Ex. scoff at their threats.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| barefaced | shameless and noticeable; blatant; bold; unconcealed; having no covering on the face; Ex. barefaced lie |
| impassable | not able to be traveled or crossed |
| addendum | addition; appendix to book; something that is added (as at the end of a speech or book) |
| deposition | testimony under oath; deposing; dethroning |
| yeoman | man or farmer owning small estate; middle-class farmer |
| rider | amendment or clause added to a legislative bill |
| raconteur | story-teller; one who tells stories with wit and skill |
| submissive | willing to obey orders; yielding; timid |
| acoustics | science of sound; quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in |
| odoriferous | giving off an odor |
