GRE Word List
OVERWEENING
arrogant
The meaning of the word overweening is arrogant.
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| Word | Meaning |
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| 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 |
| championship | designation as champion |
| convulsion | an abnormal violent and involuntary contraction or series of contractions of the muscles |
| consanguinity | the quality or state of being consanguineous |
| pedestrian | commonplace |
| swindler | to obtain money or property by fraud or deceit |
| mute | unable to speak : lacking the power of speech |
| chaffing | the seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain |
| repertoire | a list or supply of dramas, operas, pieces, or parts that a company or person is prepared to perform |
| emancipate | to free from restraint, control, or the power of another |