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 |
|---|---|
| tutelary | having the guardianship of a person or a thing |
| unction | the act of anointing as a rite of consecration or healing |
| igneous | formed by solidification of magma |
| chasten | to correct by punishment or suffering : discipline |
| buffoon | a ludicrous figure : clown |
| rostrum | an ancient Roman platform for public orators |
| trajectory | the curve that a body (such as a planet or comet in its orbit or a rocket) describes in space |
| malleable | capable of being extended or shaped by beating with a hammer or by the pressure of rollers |
| uncouth | awkward and uncultivated in appearance, manner, or behavior : rude |
| lumen | the cavity of a tubular organ or part |