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.
Random words
| 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 |
| lurk | to lie in wait in a place of concealment especially for an evil purpose |
| hem | a border of a cloth article doubled back and stitched down |
| askance | with disapproval or distrust : scornfully |
| approbation | commendation |
| overt | open to view : manifest |
| igneous | formed by solidification of magma |
| abeyance | a state of temporary inactivity : suspension |
| abash | to destroy the self-possession or self-confidence of (someone) : disconcert |
| offensive | making attack : aggressive |