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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| unprepossessing | not tending to create a favorable impression : not prepossessing |
| scurry | to move in or as if in a brisk pace : scamper |
| erroneous | containing or characterized by error : mistaken |
| curfew | the sounding of a bell at evening |
| tantrum | a fit of bad temper |
| fancied | imagined or believed to be true or real |
| torpedo | a weapon for destroying ships by rupturing their hulls below the waterline: such as |
| determination | a judicial decision settling and ending a controversy |
| imperative | not to be avoided or evaded : necessary |
| covert | not openly shown, engaged in, or avowed : veiled |
