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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WordMeaning
foistto introduce or insert surreptitiously or without warrant
misgivingsa feeling of doubt or suspicion especially concerning a future event
habituateto make used to something : accustom
epitomea typical or ideal example : embodiment
disdaina feeling of contempt for someone or something regarded as unworthy or inferior : scorn
ingenuousshowing innocent or childlike simplicity and candidness
rarefiedbeing less dense
unscathedwholly unharmed : not injured
optimista person who is inclined to be hopeful and to expect good outcomes : someone who is given to optimism
galvanizeto subject to the action of an electric current especially for the purpose of stimulating physiologically