GRE Word List
SNICKER
half-stifled(suppressed) laugh; V.
The meaning of the word snicker is half-stifled(suppressed) laugh; V..
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| scrappy | quarrelsome |
| deplore | regret; express sorrow and severe disapproval for something bad; Ex. deplore their violent behavior; ADJ. deplorable: very bad; deserving severe disapproval; Ex. deplorable living condition |
| revert | relapse; backslide; turn back to; return to the former owner; N. reversion |
| regale | entertain |
| vendetta | blood feud (esp. between two families); CF. Nina Williams |
| forfeit | something surrendered as punishment for a crime or breach of contract; V: lose as a forfeit; N. forfeiture |
| defray | provide for the payment of; undertake the payment of; pay |
| token | outward sign; Ex. a token of our gratitude |
| hem | surround tightly so that movement is impossible; Ex. hem in; N. |
| parity | equality; close resemblance; CF. disparate |
