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 |
|---|---|
| parlance | speech |
| plaster | a medicated or protective dressing that consists of a film (as of cloth or plastic) spread with a usually medicated substance |
| humid | containing or characterized by perceptible moisture especially to the point of being oppressive |
| temporal | of or relating to time as opposed to eternity |
| foster | having, relating to, or being the relationship between a foster parent and the child who the foster parent cares for |
| devout | committed or devoted to religion or to religious duties or exercises |
| vestige | a trace, mark, or visible sign left by something (such as an ancient city or a condition or practice) vanished or lost |
| remonstrate | to present and urge reasons in opposition : expostulate |
| mange | any of various persistent contagious skin diseases marked especially by eczematous inflammation and loss of hair, affecting domestic animals or sometimes humans, and caused by a minute parasitic mite compare sarcoptic mange |
| heresy | adherence to a religious opinion contrary to church dogma (see dogma |