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 |
|---|---|
| sectarian | of, relating to, or characteristic of a sect or sectarian |
| relapse | the act or an instance of backsliding, worsening, or subsiding |
| quell | to thoroughly overwhelm and reduce to submission or passivity |
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| niggardly | grudgingly mean about spending or granting : begrudging |
| translucent | permitting the passage of light: |
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| supererogatory | observed or performed to an extent not enjoined or required |