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 |
|---|---|
| inexorable | not to be persuaded, moved, or stopped : relentless |
| chasten | to correct by punishment or suffering : discipline |
| plagiarize | to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own : use (another's production) without crediting the source |
| inundate | overwhelm |
| incandescent | white, glowing, or luminous with intense heat |
| hypercritical | meticulously or excessively critical |
| hue_and_cry | outcry; loud cry or clamor; strong protest; Ex. hue and cry against the new rule |
| madrigal | a medieval short lyrical poem in a strict poetic form |
| debilitate | to impair the strength of : enfeeble |
| swill | wash |