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 |
|---|---|
| quell | to thoroughly overwhelm and reduce to submission or passivity |
| paramount | superior to all others : supreme |
| breed | to produce (offspring) by hatching or gestation |
| sentient | responsive to or conscious of sense impressions |
| nadir | the point of the celestial sphere that is directly opposite the zenith and vertically downward from the observer |
| ablution | the washing of one's body or part of it (as in a religious rite) |
| menagerie | a place where animals are kept and trained especially for exhibition |
| hardy | bold |
| snub | to check or stop with a cutting retort : rebuke |
| vigil | the act of keeping awake at times when sleep is customary |