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

WordMeaning
asepticpreventing infection
causalexpressing or indicating cause : causative
demisedeath
vertigoa sensation of motion in which the individual or the individual's surroundings seem to whirl dizzily
rompone that romps
plebeiana member of the Roman plebs
compassionsympathetic consciousness of others' distress together with a desire to alleviate it
anticlimaxthe usually sudden transition in discourse from a significant idea to a trivial or ludicrous idea
comatoseof, resembling, or affected with coma
stipenda fixed sum of money paid periodically for services or to defray expenses