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 |
|---|---|
| loath | unwilling to do something contrary to one's ways of thinking : reluctant |
| avocation | a subordinate occupation pursued in addition to one's vocation especially for enjoyment : hobby |
| damn | to condemn to a punishment or fate |
| devious | wandering |
| philology | the study of literature and of disciplines relevant to literature or to language as used in literature |
| vociferous | marked by or given to vehement insistent outcry |
| raspy | harsh |
| contrive | devise |
| whet | to sharpen by rubbing on or with something (such as a stone) |
| floe | floating ice formed in a large sheet on the surface of a body of water |