GRE Word List

CONDESCEND

to assume an air of superiority

The meaning of the word condescend is to assume an air of superiority.

Random words

WordMeaning
rhetoricthe art of speaking or writing effectively: such as
cohesionthe act or state of sticking together tightly
figmentsomething made up or contrived
flayto strip off the skin or surface of : skin
conglomerationthe act of conglomerating : the state of being conglomerated
evocativeevoking or tending to evoke an especially emotional response
lucidsuffused with light : luminous
plagiarizeto steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own : use (another's production) without crediting the source
beatificof, possessing, or imparting beatitude
deposeto remove from a throne or other high position