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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| dilapidated | decayed, deteriorated, or fallen into partial ruin especially through neglect or misuse |
| ecstasy | a state of overwhelming emotion |
| horoscope | a diagram of the relative positions of planets and signs of the zodiac at a specific time (as at one's birth) for use by astrologers in inferring individual character and personality traits and in foretelling events of a person's life |
| impregnate | to cause to be filled, imbued, permeated, or saturated |
| taper | to become progressively smaller toward one end |
| optimum | the amount or degree of something that is most favorable to some end |
| pathological | of or relating to pathology |
| conformist | one who conforms : a person who behaves in accordance with prevailing standards or customs and typically dislikes or avoids unconventional behavior |
| cumulative | increasing by successive additions |
| emissary | one designated as the agent of another : representative |