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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| rife | prevalent especially to an increasing degree |
| ribald | marked by coarseness or lewdness : crude |
| inimitable | not capable of being imitated : matchless |
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| ruse | a wily subterfuge |
| functionary | one who serves in a certain function |
| stifle | to withhold from circulation or expression |
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