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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| anachronism | an error in chronology |
| lexicographer | an author or editor of a dictionary |
| agnostic | a person who holds the view that any ultimate reality (such as God) is unknown and probably unknowable |
| provident | frugal |
| alchemy | a medieval chemical science and speculative philosophy aiming to achieve the transmutation of the base metals into gold, the discovery of a universal cure for disease, and the discovery of a means of indefinitely prolonging life |
| lackadaisical | lacking life, spirit, or zest : languid |
| hibernal | of, relating to, or occurring in winter |
| sound | a particular auditory impression : tone |
| chase | the hunting of wild animals |
| amalgam | a mixture of different elements |