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 |
|---|---|
| surveillance | close watch kept over someone or something (as by a detective) |
| enunciate | to make a definite or systematic statement of |
| irresolute | uncertain how to act or proceed : vacillating |
| homespun | spun or made at home |
| flashy | lacking in substance or flavor : insipid |
| rabies | an acute virus disease of the nervous system of mammals that is caused by a rhabdovirus (species Rabies virus of the genus Lyssavirus) usually transmitted through the bite of a rabid animal and that is characterized typically by increased salivation, abnormal behavior, and eventual paralysis and death when untreated |
| snivel | to run at the nose |
| deputize | to appoint as deputy |
| mandate | an authoritative command |
| conciliatory | intended to gain goodwill or favor or to reduce hostility : tending or intended to conciliate |