GRE Word List
OVERWEENING
arrogant
The meaning of the word overweening is arrogant.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| purport | to have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming (something implied or inferred) |
| lethal | of, relating to, or causing death |
| renounce | to give up, refuse, or resign usually by formal declaration |
| foreshadow | to represent, indicate, or typify beforehand : prefigure |
| dishearten | to cause to lose hope, enthusiasm, or courage : to cause to lose spirit or morale |
| fancier | one that has a special liking or interest |
| neologism | a new word, usage, or expression |
| recount | to relate in detail : narrate |
| refraction | deflection from a straight path undergone by a light ray or energy wave in passing obliquely from one medium (such as air) into another (such as glass) in which its velocity is different |
| scurrilous | using or given to coarse language |