GRE Word List

OVERWEENING

arrogant

The meaning of the word overweening is arrogant.

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WordMeaning
paraphernaliathe separate real or personal property of a married woman that she can dispose of by will and sometimes according to common law during her life
uncouthawkward and uncultivated in appearance, manner, or behavior : rude
foraya sudden or irregular invasion or attack for war or spoils : raid
burgeonto send forth new growth (such as buds or branches) : sprout
obliqueneither perpendicular nor parallel : inclined
dribbleto issue sporadically and in small bits
functionaryone who serves in a certain function
exceptionablebeing likely to cause objection : objectionable
crotchetygiven to crotchets (see crotchet
aboriginalbeing the first or earliest known of its kind present in a region