GRE Word List
TAUNT
deride or provoke; challenge in derision; N.
The meaning of the word taunt is deride or provoke; challenge in derision; N..
Random words
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relegate | put into a lower or worse place; banish to an inferior position; delegate; assign; Ex. relegate the old furniture to the children's room; Ex. relegated to the second division |
prance | move about in a spirited manner (proudly and confidently) |
crossbreed | hybridize; N: hybrid; CF. interbreed; CF. inbreed |
obligatory | binding; required; compulsory; V. oblige: constrain; make grateful; do a favor; accommodate |
treasure | keep as precious; cherish |
consign | send to a person or place for sale; deliver officially; entrust; put into the care of another; set apart (for a special purpose); N. consignment; CF. consignor, consignee |
exhort | urge (by strong argument or advice); Ex. The general exhorted his men to fight bravely; N. exhortation |
rightful | legally correct; Ex. rightful owner |
reprobate | morally disapproved person; person hardened in sin, devoid of a sense of decency; CF. disapproved by God ? |
aphorism | pithy maxim or saying; ADJ. aphoristic |