GRE Word List
CHAUVINIST
an attitude of superiority toward members of the opposite sex
The meaning of the word chauvinist is an attitude of superiority toward members of the opposite sex.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| surmount | to prevail over : overcome |
| dignitary | one who possesses exalted rank or holds a position of dignity or honor |
| chaste | innocent of unlawful sexual intercourse |
| implausible | not plausible : provoking disbelief |
| detached | standing by itself : separate |
| politic | political |
| megalomania | a mania (see mania |
| exotic | introduced from another country : not native to the place where found |
| euphemism | the substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant |
| boost | to push or shove up from below |