GRE Word List
SIMPER
smirk; smile in a silly way; smile affectedly
The meaning of the word simper is smirk; smile in a silly way; smile affectedly.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| affliction | state of distress; trial; cause of distress or suffering; V. afflict: inflict grievous suffering on |
| cession | yielding to another; ceding |
| perfunctory | done routinely and with little care; superficial; not thorough; lacking interest, care, or enthusiasm; Ex. perfunctory kiss |
| salutary | tending to improve; beneficial; wholesome; Ex. The punishment had a salutary effect on the boy; CF. health |
| perforate | pierce; put a hole through |
| nugatory | worthless; futile |
| rebuff | reject bluntly; snub; beat back; Ex. She rebuffed his invitation; N. |
| aria | operatic solo; a song sung by one person in an opera or oratorio |
| amnesia | loss of memory |
| inept | unsuited; inappropriate; lacking skill; incompetent; CF. inapt: (of statements or ideas) inappropriate |