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 |
|---|---|
| plebiscite | a vote by which the people of an entire country or district express an opinion for or against a proposal especially on a choice of government or ruler |
| ignominy | deep personal humiliation and disgrace |
| prolong | to lengthen in time : continue |
| susceptible | capable of submitting to an action, process, or operation |
| contraband | illegal or prohibited traffic in goods : smuggling |
| olfactory | of or relating to the sense of smell |
| cavalier | marked by or given to offhand and often disdainful (see disdain |
| urchin | hedgehog |
| transmute | to change or alter in form, appearance, or nature and especially to a higher form |
| grouse | any of various chiefly ground-dwelling birds (family Tetraonidae) that are usually of reddish-brown or other protective color and have feathered legs and that include many important game birds |