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 |
|---|---|
| instigate | to goad or urge forward : provoke |
| impassable | incapable of being passed, traveled, crossed, or surmounted |
| estranged | having lost former closeness and affection : in a state of alienation from a previous close or familial relationship |
| bluster | to talk or act with noisy swaggering threats |
| expropriate | to deprive of possession or proprietary rights |
| inarticulate | incapable of giving coherent, clear, or effective expression to one's ideas or feelings |
| chaste | innocent of unlawful sexual intercourse |
| hideous | offensive to the senses and especially to sight : exceedingly ugly |
| inherent | involved in the constitution or essential character of something : belonging by nature or habit : intrinsic |
| fresco | the art of painting on freshly spread moist lime plaster with water-based pigments |