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 |
|---|---|
| tint | a usually slight or pale coloration : hue |
| symbiosis | the living together in more or less intimate association or close union of two dissimilar organisms (as in parasitism or commensalism) |
| mutability | prone to change : inconstant |
| pacify | to allay the anger or agitation of : soothe |
| pendulous | poised without visible support |
| malcontent | a discontented person: |
| toady | one who flatters in the hope of gaining favors : sycophant |
| vigilante | a member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily (as when the processes of law are viewed as inadequate) |
| overwrought | extremely excited : agitated |
| tautological | involving or containing rhetorical tautology : redundant |