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 |
|---|---|
| nihilist | a viewpoint that traditional values and beliefs are unfounded and that existence is senseless and useless |
| countenance | look |
| conciliatory | intended to gain goodwill or favor or to reduce hostility : tending or intended to conciliate |
| rancor | bitter deep-seated ill will |
| reciprocal | inversely related : opposite |
| manifestation | the act, process, or an instance of manifesting |
| limbo | an abode of souls that are according to Roman Catholic theology barred from heaven because of not having received Christian baptism |
| bedizen | to dress or adorn gaudily |
| gaudy | ostentatiously or tastelessly ornamented |
| infer | to derive as a conclusion from facts or premises |