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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| dishonor | lack or loss of honor or reputation |
| attenuate | to lessen the amount, force, magnitude, or value of : weaken |
| shoot | to eject or impel or cause to be ejected or impelled by a sudden release of tension (as of a bowstring or slingshot or by a flick of a finger) |
| peregrination | to travel especially on foot : walk |
| feebleminded | impaired in intellectual ability : affected with intellectual disability |
| transgression | an act, process, or instance of transgressing: such as |
| extemporaneous | composed, performed, or uttered on the spur of the moment : impromptu |
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| deface | to mar the appearance of : injure by effacing significant details |
| larceny | the unlawful taking of personal property with intent to deprive the rightful owner of it permanently |