GRE Word List

SIMPER

to smile in a silly, affected, or ingratiating manner

The meaning of the word simper is to smile in a silly, affected, or ingratiating manner.

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WordMeaning
skinflinta person who would save, gain, or extort money by any means : miser
primaryfirst in order of time or development : primitive
nonplusa state of bafflement or perplexity : quandary
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aridexcessively dry
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stanzaa division of a poem consisting of a series of lines arranged together in a usually recurring pattern of meter and rhyme : strophe
coupletwo persons married, engaged, or otherwise romantically paired
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disapprobationthe act or state of disapproving : the state of being disapproved : condemnation