GRE Word List
SARDONIC
disdainfully or skeptically humorous : derisively mocking
The meaning of the word sardonic is disdainfully or skeptically humorous : derisively mocking.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| wane | to decrease in size, extent, or degree : dwindle |
| exiguous | excessively scanty : inadequate |
| embargo | an order of a government prohibiting the departure of commercial ships from its ports |
| unaccountable | not to be accounted for : inexplicable |
| soluble | susceptible of being dissolved in or as if in a liquid and especially water |
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| subside | to sink or fall to the bottom : settle |
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| limpid | marked by transparency (see transparent |