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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|---|---|
| festive | of, relating to, or suitable for a feast or festival |
| novice | a person admitted to probationary membership in a religious community |
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| parvenu | one that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it |
| masticate | to grind or crush (food) with or as if with the teeth : chew |
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| broach | brooch |
| divine | of, relating to, or proceeding directly from God (see god |
| qualify | to reduce from a general to a particular or restricted form : modify |