GRE Word List
IMPERIOUS
marked by arrogant assurance : domineering
The meaning of the word imperious is marked by arrogant assurance : domineering.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| exigency | that which is required in a particular situation |
| unction | the act of anointing as a rite of consecration or healing |
| pejorative | a word or phrase that has negative connotations (see connotation |
| finite | having definite or definable limits |
| coroner | a usually elected public officer who is typically not required to have specific medical qualifications and whose principal duty is to inquire by an inquest into the cause of any death which there is reason to suppose is not due to natural causes compare medical examiner |
| officious | volunteering one's services where they are neither asked nor needed : meddlesome |
| patrician | a member of one of the original citizen families of ancient Rome |
| tensile | capable of tension : ductile |
| lax | loose |
| legato | in a manner that is smooth and connected (as between successive tones) |