GRE Word List

OVERWEENING

arrogant

The meaning of the word overweening is arrogant.

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WordMeaning
consanguineousof the same blood or origin
plauditan act or round of applause
painstakingtaking pains : expending, showing, or involving diligent care and effort
mustyimpaired by damp or mildew : moldy
disbandto break up the organization of : dissolve
niggardlygrudgingly mean about spending or granting : begrudging
defeatistan attitude of accepting, expecting, or being resigned to defeat
debauchto corrupt by intemperance or sensuality
vultureany of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion
reproachan expression of rebuke or disapproval