GRE Word List
SCOFF
an expression of scorn, derision, or contempt : gibe
The meaning of the word scoff is an expression of scorn, derision, or contempt : gibe.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| upbraid | to criticize severely : find fault with |
| sprout | to grow, spring up, or come forth as or as if a sprout |
| primogeniture | the state of being the firstborn of the children of the same parents |
| languish | to be or become feeble, weak, or enervated |
| hierarchy | a division of angels |
| bate | to reduce the force or intensity of : restrain |
| outlaw | a person excluded from the benefit or protection of the law |
| boost | to push or shove up from below |
| prurient | marked by or arousing an immoderate or unwholesome interest or desire |
| chimerical | existing only as the product of unchecked imagination : fantastically visionary (see visionary |