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 |
|---|---|
| improvise | to compose, recite, play, or sing extemporaneously |
| emend | to correct usually by textual alterations |
| consensus | general agreement : unanimity |
| abbreviate | to make briefer |
| plummet | to fall perpendicularly |
| sophisticated | deprived of native or original simplicity: such as |
| ape | any of various large tailless semi-erect primates of Africa and southeastern Asia (such as the chimpanzee, gorilla, orangutan, or gibbon) |
| asperity | roughness of manner or of temper : harshness of behavior or speech that expresses bitterness or anger |
| apparition | an unusual or unexpected sight : phenomenon |
| barrister | a counsel admitted to plead at the bar and undertake the public trial of causes in an English superior court compare solicitor |