GRE Word List

TAUNT

to reproach or challenge in a mocking or insulting manner : jeer at

The meaning of the word taunt is to reproach or challenge in a mocking or insulting manner : jeer at.

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WordMeaning
championa winner of first prize or first place in competition
riveta headed pin or bolt of metal used for uniting two or more pieces by passing the shank through a hole in each piece and then beating or pressing down the plain end so as to make a second head
caldrona large kettle or boiler
negligencethe quality or state of being negligent
purportto have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming (something implied or inferred)
venoma toxic substance produced by some animals (such as snakes, scorpions, or bees) that is injected into prey or an enemy chiefly by biting or stinging and has an injurious or lethal effect
nourishmentfood
infernalof or relating to a nether world of the dead
depictto represent by or as if by a picture
claspa device (such as a hook) for holding objects or parts together