GRE Word List
OVERWEENING
arrogant
The meaning of the word overweening is arrogant.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| omniscient | having infinite awareness, understanding, and insight |
| halcyon | characterized by happiness, great success, and prosperity : golden |
| elaborate | planned or carried out with great care |
| cardiologist | the study of the heart and its action and diseases |
| knell | a stroke or sound of a bell especially when rung slowly (as for a death, funeral, or disaster) |
| soothsayer | a person who predicts the future by magical, intuitive, or more rational means : prognosticator |
| unction | the act of anointing as a rite of consecration or healing |
| invert | to reverse in position, order, or relationship |
| defoliate | to deprive of leaves especially prematurely |
| invidious | of an unpleasant or objectionable nature : obnoxious |