GRE Word List
SPURN
to reject with disdain or contempt : scorn
The meaning of the word spurn is to reject with disdain or contempt : scorn.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| obstreperous | marked by unruly or aggressive noisiness : clamorous |
| tantalize | to tease or torment by or as if by presenting something desirable to the view but continually keeping it out of reach |
| conifer | any of an order (Coniferales) of mostly evergreen trees and shrubs having usually needle-shaped or scalelike leaves and including forms (such as pines) with true cones and others (such as yews) with an arillate fruit |
| hackles | one of the long narrow feathers on the neck or saddle of a bird |
| perimeter | the boundary of a closed plane figure |
| ablution | the washing of one's body or part of it (as in a religious rite) |
| blues | low spirits : melancholy |
| requisite | needed for a particular purpose : essential |
| acoustics | a science that deals with the production, control, transmission, reception, and effects of sound |
| acerbity | the quality of being acerbic |