GRE Word List
OVERWEENING
arrogant
The meaning of the word overweening is arrogant.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| testy | easily annoyed : irritable |
| extradition | the surrender of an alleged criminal usually under the provisions of a treaty or statute by one authority (such as a state) to another having jurisdiction to try the charge |
| temporal | of or relating to time as opposed to eternity |
| license | permission to act |
| cross | a structure consisting of an upright with a transverse beam used especially by the ancient Romans for execution |
| usurp | to seize and hold (office, place, functions, powers, etc.) in possession by force or without right |
| nostrum | a medicine of secret composition recommended by its preparer but usually without scientific proof of its effectiveness |
| reticent | inclined to be silent or uncommunicative in speech : reserved |
| dint | force |
| unregenerate | not regenerate |