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 |
|---|---|
| generality | the quality or state of being general |
| pronounced | strongly marked : decided |
| residual | remainder |
| mottled | marked with spots of different colors : having blotches of two or more colors |
| advent | the period beginning four Sundays before Christmas and observed by some Christians as a season of prayer and fasting |
| woe | a condition of deep suffering from misfortune, affliction, or grief |
| barterer | to trade by exchanging one commodity for another : to trade goods or services in exchange for other goods or services |
| rebuff | to reject or criticize sharply : snub |
| aureole | a radiant light around the head or body of a representation of a sacred personage |
| irreverence | lack of reverence |