GRE Word List
SNUB
to check or stop with a cutting retort : rebuke
The meaning of the word snub is to check or stop with a cutting retort : rebuke.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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weird | of strange or extraordinary character : odd |
reprisal | a retaliatory act |
rebus | a representation of words or syllables by pictures of objects or by symbols whose names resemble the intended words or syllables in sound |
matrix | something within or from which something else originates, develops, or takes form |
carafe | a bottle with a flaring lip used to hold beverages and especially wine |
high-flown | exceedingly or excessively high or favorable |
abject | sunk to or existing in a low state or condition : very bad or severe |
curator | a person who oversees or manages a place (such as a museum or zoo) that offers exhibits |
artifice | clever or artful skill : ingenuity |
chasm | a deep cleft in the surface of a planet (such as the earth) : gorge |