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 |
|---|---|
| irrepressible | impossible to repress, restrain, or control |
| turncoat | one who switches to an opposing side or party |
| antipathy | a strong feeling of dislike |
| sacrosanct | most sacred or holy : inviolable |
| subjugate | to bring under control and governance as a subject : conquer |
| derision | the use of ridicule or scorn to show contempt |
| mutinous | disposed to or being in a state of mutiny : rebellious |
| polarity | the quality or condition inherent in a body that exhibits opposite properties or powers in opposite parts or directions or that exhibits contrasted properties or powers in contrasted parts or directions : the condition of having poles |
| camp | a place usually away from urban areas where tents or simple buildings (such as cabins) are erected for shelter or for temporary residence (as for laborers, prisoners, or vacationers) |
| perfunctory | characterized by routine or superficiality : mechanical |