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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tribunea Roman official under the monarchy and the republic with the function of protecting the plebeian citizen from arbitrary action by the patrician magistrates
indigencea level of poverty in which real hardship and deprivation are suffered and comforts of life are wholly lacking
biliousof or relating to a yellow or greenish fluid that is secreted by the liver and that aids especially in the emulsification and absorption of fats : of or relating to bile (see bile
damnto condemn to a punishment or fate
inciteto move to action : stir up : spur on : urge on
caterto provide a supply of food
cognizancea distinguishing mark or emblem (such as a heraldic bearing)
humanemarked by compassion, sympathy, or consideration for humans or animals
imperceptiblenot perceptible by a sense or by the mind : extremely slight, gradual, or subtle
projectilea body projected by external force and continuing in motion by its own inertia