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 |
|---|---|
| discerning | showing insight and understanding : discriminating |
| phalanx | a body of heavily armed infantry in ancient Greece formed in close deep ranks and files |
| nadir | the point of the celestial sphere that is directly opposite the zenith and vertically downward from the observer |
| disjointed | being thrown out of orderly function |
| obloquy | a strongly condemnatory utterance : abusive language |
| translucent | permitting the passage of light: |
| renege | to go back on a promise or commitment |
| reverie | daydream |
| reprobation | the act of reprobating : the state of being reprobated |
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