GRE Word List
OVERWEENING
arrogant
The meaning of the word overweening is arrogant.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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fell | skin |
vagary | an erratic, unpredictable, or extravagant manifestation, action, or notion |
pachyderm | any of various nonruminant mammals (such as an elephant, a rhinoceros, or a hippopotamus) of a former group (Pachydermata) that have hooves or nails resembling hooves and usually thick skin |
clap | to strike (two things, such as two flat, hard surfaces) together so as to produce a sharp percussive noise |
mawkish | lacking flavor or having an unpleasant taste |
equilibrium | a state of intellectual or emotional balance : poise |
misapprehension | to apprehend wrongly : misunderstand |
effusion | an act of effusing |
cameo | a gem carved in relief (see relief |
propensity | an often intense natural inclination or preference |