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 |
|---|---|
| engage | to offer (something, such as one's life or word) as backing to a cause or aim : to expose to risk for the attainment or support of some end |
| underhand | in a clandestine manner |
| sever | to put or keep apart : divide |
| earmark | a mark of identification on the ear of an animal |
| officious | volunteering one's services where they are neither asked nor needed : meddlesome |
| projectile | a body projected by external force and continuing in motion by its own inertia |
| bugaboo | an imaginary object of fear |
| start | to move suddenly and violently : spring |
| embark | to go on board a vehicle for transportation |
| squash | to press or beat into a pulp or a flat mass : crush |