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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WordMeaning
primaryfirst in order of time or development : primitive
loga usually bulky piece or length of a cut or fallen tree
obliterateto remove utterly from recognition or memory
usurpto seize and hold (office, place, functions, powers, etc.) in possession by force or without right
corpusthe body of a human or animal especially when dead
inopportuneinconvenient
quixoticfoolishly impractical especially in the pursuit of ideals
intermediarymediator
tundraa level or rolling treeless plain that is characteristic of arctic and subarctic regions, consists of black mucky soil with a permanently frozen subsoil, and has a dominant vegetation of mosses, lichens, herbs, and dwarf shrubs
wansuggestive of poor health : sickly