GRE Word List
SARDONIC
disdainfully or skeptically humorous : derisively mocking
The meaning of the word sardonic is disdainfully or skeptically humorous : derisively mocking.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| haughtiness | blatantly and disdainfully proud : having or showing an attitude of superiority and contempt for people or things perceived to be inferior |
| insouciant | lighthearted unconcern : nonchalance |
| disengage | to release from something that engages or involves |
| bleak | exposed and barren and often windswept |
| fuddle | booze |
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| cross | a structure consisting of an upright with a transverse beam used especially by the ancient Romans for execution |
| apothegm | a short, pithy, and instructive saying or formulation : aphorism |
| engender | beget |
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