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 |
|---|---|
| pulverize | to reduce (as by crushing, beating, or grinding) to very small particles : atomize |
| eclectic | composed of elements drawn from various sources |
| scrimmage | a minor battle : skirmish |
| diversion | the act or an instance of diverting or straying from a course, activity, or use : deviation |
| throttle | to compress the throat of : choke |
| oblique | neither perpendicular nor parallel : inclined |
| propagate | to cause to continue or increase by sexual or asexual reproduction |
| muted | being mute : silent |
| ordeal | a primitive means used to determine guilt or innocence by submitting the accused to dangerous or painful tests believed to be under supernatural control |
| genealogy | an account of the descent of a person, family, or group from an ancestor or from older forms |