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Sneer

/snˈɪr/
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(verb) To raise a corner of the upper lip slightly, especially in scorn.

He curled his lip in a sneer.
There was a laughing devil in his sneer.
CEFR Practice Quiz
He couldn't hide a ____ of contempt when he heard the politician's obviously false promises.

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