GRE Word List

DEIGN

to condescend reluctantly and with a strong sense of the affront to one's superiority that is involved : stoop

The meaning of the word deign is to condescend reluctantly and with a strong sense of the affront to one's superiority that is involved : stoop.

Random words

WordMeaning
caulkto stop up and make tight against leakage (something, such as a boat or its seams, the cracks in a window frame, or the joints of a pipe)
nebulousof, relating to, or resembling a nebula : nebular
dilemmaa usually undesirable or unpleasant choice
expatriatebanish
smotherto kill by depriving of air
sciondescendant
anchora device usually of metal attached to a ship or boat by a cable and cast overboard to hold it in a particular place by means of a fluke that digs into the bottom
covetousmarked by inordinate desire for wealth or possessions or for another's possessions
comportto be fitting : accord
jocundmarked by or suggestive of high spirits and lively mirthfulness