GRE Word List
SARDONIC
scornfully mocking; disdainful; sarcastic; cynical; Ex. sardonic smile
The meaning of the word sardonic is scornfully mocking; disdainful; sarcastic; cynical; Ex. sardonic smile.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| wrench | twist; pull; strain; Ex. He wrenched the gun out of her hands. |
| salvage | rescue (goods or property) from loss; N: saving; property saved |
| scoff | laugh (at); mock; ridicule; Ex. scoff at their threats |
| ferret | drive or hunt out of hiding; hunt with ferrets; drive out (as from a hiding place); expel; uncover or discover by searching; Ex. ferret out the secret; N. small fierce animal which catches rats and rabbits by going into their holes |
| culpable | deserving blame; blameworthy |
| throes | violent anguish |
| jingoist | extremely aggressive and militant patriot; warlike chauvinist; N. jingoism: extreme nationalism |
| outwit | outsmart; defeat by behaving more cleverly |
| macerate | soften by soaking in liquid; waste away; Ex. macerate powdered wood to make paper |
| beholden | obligated; indebted; owing thanks; obliged or indebted from gratitude |
