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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|---|---|
| intrepid | characterized by resolute fearlessness, fortitude, and endurance |
| amenable | liable to be brought to account : answerable |
| sextant | an instrument for measuring angular distances used especially in navigation to observe altitudes of celestial bodies (as in ascertaining latitude and longitude) |
| indubitable | too evident to be doubted : unquestionable |
| decelerate | to reduce the speed of : slow down |
| deranged | mentally unsound : crazy |
| scuffle | to struggle at close quarters with disorder and confusion |
| patois | a dialect other than the standard or literary dialect |
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