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 |
|---|---|
| bellicose | favoring or inclined to start quarrels or wars |
| pretension | an allegation of doubtful value : pretext |
| placate | to soothe or mollify especially by concessions : appease |
| meager | having little flesh : thin |
| sparse | of few and scattered elements |
| clot | a portion of a substance adhering together in a thick nondescript mass (as of clay or gum) |
| lush | growing vigorously especially with luxuriant foliage |
| fetish | an object (such as a small stone carving of an animal) believed to have magical power to protect or aid its owner |
| ablution | the washing of one's body or part of it (as in a religious rite) |
| distend | extend |