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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| whit | the smallest part or particle imaginable : bit |
| seedy | containing or full of seeds |
| laborious | involving, requiring, or characterized by hard and sustained effort : arduous |
| sledge | sledgehammer |
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