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 |
|---|---|
| abstract | disassociated from any specific instance |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| tanner | one that tans hides |
| incontrovertible | not open to question : indisputable |
| avarice | excessive or insatiable desire for wealth or gain : greediness |
| glimmer | to shine faintly or unsteadily |
| remittance | a sum of money remitted |
| insatiable | incapable of being satisfied : quenchless |
| meteoric | of or relating to a meteor |
| negate | to deny the existence or truth of |