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 |
|---|---|
| pragmatic | relating to matters of fact or practical affairs often to the exclusion of intellectual or artistic matters : practical as opposed to idealistic |
| pulchritude | physical comeliness |
| ostensible | intended for display : open to view |
| preposterous | contrary to nature, reason, or common sense : absurd |
| decimate | to select by lot and kill every tenth man of |
| definitive | serving to provide a final solution or to end a situation |
| enterprise | a project or undertaking that is especially difficult, complicated, or risky |
| flay | to strip off the skin or surface of : skin |
| caldron | a large kettle or boiler |
| encomiastic | one that praises : eulogist |