GRE Word List
OVERWEENING
arrogant; presumptuous
The meaning of the word overweening is arrogant; presumptuous.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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detonation | explosion |
ravenous | extremely hungry; voracious |
inception | start; beginning |
bargain | agreement between two groups or people; something for sale at a price advantageous to the buyer; V: negotiate; trade; Ex. bargaining power |
fickle | changeable (in affections or friendship); faithless |
veracity | truthfulness; adherence to the truth |
libel | defamatory written statement; act of writing something that smears a person's character; V. ADJ. libelous |
contaminate | pollute |
distract | take (one's attention) off something; upset emotionally; make anxious; ADJ. distracted |
anonymity | state of being nameless; anonymousness; ADJ. anonymous |