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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etymologythe history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language
scorchto burn a surface of so as to change its color and texture
concessionthe act or an instance of conceding (as by granting something as a right, accepting something as true, or acknowledging defeat)
bureaucracya body of nonelected government officials
markedhaving an identifying mark
resilientcharacterized or marked by resilience: such as
canvassto go through (a district) or go to (persons) in order to solicit orders or political support or to determine opinions or sentiments
prognosticateto foretell from signs or symptoms : predict
consolean architectural member projecting from a wall to form a bracket or from a keystone for ornament
repletefully or abundantly provided or filled