GRE Word List
OVERWEENING
arrogant
The meaning of the word overweening is arrogant.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| engage | to offer (something, such as one's life or word) as backing to a cause or aim : to expose to risk for the attainment or support of some end |
| minion | a servile dependent, follower, or underling |
| recession | the act or action of receding : withdrawal |
| profusion | lavish expenditure : extravagance |
| subliminal | inadequate to produce a sensation or a perception |
| uproar | a state of commotion, excitement, or violent disturbance |
| hallucination | a sensory perception (such as a visual image or a sound) that occurs in the absence of an actual external stimulus and usually arises from neurological disturbance (such as that associated with delirium tremens, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, or narcolepsy) or in response to drugs (such as LSD or phencyclidine) |
| indefatigable | incapable of being fatigued : untiring |
| patriarch | one of the scriptural fathers of the human race or of the Hebrew people |
| entree | the act or manner of entering : entrance |