GRE Word List
OVERWEENING
arrogant
The meaning of the word overweening is arrogant.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| broach | brooch |
| fermentation | the enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (such as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (such as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity |
| pauper | a person destitute of means except such as are derived from charity |
| amorphous | having no definite form : shapeless |
| dowry | the money, goods, or estate that a woman brings to her husband in marriage |
| provocative | serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate |
| runic | any of the characters of any of several alphabets used by the Germanic peoples from about the 3rd to the 13th centuries |
| nominal | of, relating to, or being a noun or a word or expression taking a noun construction |
| opportune | suitable or convenient for a particular occurrence |
| crust | the hardened exterior or surface part of bread |