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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| adversity | a state or instance of serious or continued difficulty or misfortune |
| egotism | excessive use of the first person singular personal pronoun |
| lexicographer | an author or editor of a dictionary |
| refraction | deflection from a straight path undergone by a light ray or energy wave in passing obliquely from one medium (such as air) into another (such as glass) in which its velocity is different |
| detraction | a lessening of reputation or esteem especially by envious, malicious, or petty criticism : belittling |
| foul | offensive to the senses : loathsome |
| disaffected | discontented and resentful especially against authority : rebellious |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| dauntless | incapable of being intimidated or subdued : fearless |
| presumptuous | overstepping due bounds (as of propriety or courtesy) : taking liberties |