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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ignoble | characterized by baseness, lowness, or meanness |
| epoch | an event or a time marked by an event that begins a new period or development |
| rotund | marked by roundness : rounded |
| clavicle | a bone of the shoulder girdle typically serving to link the scapula and sternum |
| canny | clever |
| putrid | being in a state of putrefaction : rotten |
| heyday | the period of one's greatest popularity, vigor, or prosperity |
| pallet | a straw-filled tick or mattress |
| parry | to ward off a weapon or blow |
| prelude | an introductory performance, action, or event preceding and preparing for the principal or a more important matter |