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 |
|---|---|
| proscribe | to publish the name of as condemned to death with the property of the condemned forfeited to the state |
| parlance | speech |
| proclivity | an inclination or predisposition toward something |
| codicil | a legal instrument made to modify an earlier will |
| sophist | philosopher |
| tarantula | any of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food |
| criteria | a standard on which a judgment or decision may be based |
| nutrition | the act or process of nourishing or being nourished |
| capacity | legal competency (see competence |
| pantomime | pantomimist |