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 |
|---|---|
| emasculate | to deprive of strength, vigor, or spirit : weaken |
| restraint | an act of restraining : the state of being restrained |
| debilitate | to impair the strength of : enfeeble |
| douse | to plunge into water |
| presumptuous | overstepping due bounds (as of propriety or courtesy) : taking liberties |
| haven | harbor |
| sullen | gloomily or resentfully silent or repressed |
| pessimism | an inclination to emphasize adverse aspects, conditions, and possibilities or to expect the worst possible outcome |
| scrutinize | to examine closely and minutely |
| repercussion | reflection |