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 |
|---|---|
| sidetrack | switch (a railroad car) to a siding; divert from a main issue; N. CF. siding: short section of railroad track connected by switches with a main track |
| stifle | suppress; extinguish; inhibit; smother or suffocate |
| gild | cover with a thin layer of gold |
| stratified | divided into classes; arranged into strata; V. stratify |
| regal | royal; of a monarch; Ex. regal manner |
| stodgy | dull; stuffy; boringly conservative; Ex. stodgy book |
| equipoise | balance; balancing force; equilibrium |
| pomposity | self-important behavior; acting like a stuffed shirt(pompous person); ADJ. pompous: self-important |
| gambol | romp; skip about; leap about playfully; frolic; N. |
| incessant | uninterrupted; unceasing |
