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 |
|---|---|
| besmirch | to cause harm or damage to the purity, luster, or beauty of (something) : sully |
| pinnace | a light sailing ship |
| repudiate | to refuse to accept |
| snivel | to run at the nose |
| ravine | a small narrow steep-sided valley that is larger than a gully and smaller than a canyon and that is usually worn by running water |
| chaffing | the seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain |
| unassuaged | not quenched, eased, or satisfied : not assuaged |
| perspicacious | of acute mental vision or discernment : keen |
| malediction | curse |
| grouse | any of various chiefly ground-dwelling birds (family Tetraonidae) that are usually of reddish-brown or other protective color and have feathered legs and that include many important game birds |