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 |
|---|---|
| bestow | to put to use : apply |
| chronicle | a historical account of events arranged in order of time usually without analysis or interpretation |
| garnish | decorate |
| etymology | the history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language |
| depict | to represent by or as if by a picture |
| munificent | very liberal in giving or bestowing (see bestow |
| incisive | impressively direct and decisive (as in manner or presentation) |
| cadaver | a dead body |
| behemoth | a mighty animal described in Job 40:15–24 as an example of the power of God |
| capacity | legal competency (see competence |