GRE Word List
OVERWEENING
arrogant
The meaning of the word overweening is arrogant.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| consanguineous | of the same blood or origin |
| plaudit | an act or round of applause |
| painstaking | taking pains : expending, showing, or involving diligent care and effort |
| musty | impaired by damp or mildew : moldy |
| disband | to break up the organization of : dissolve |
| niggardly | grudgingly mean about spending or granting : begrudging |
| defeatist | an attitude of accepting, expecting, or being resigned to defeat |
| debauch | to corrupt by intemperance or sensuality |
| vulture | any of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion |
| reproach | an expression of rebuke or disapproval |