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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| misadventure | misfortune |
| invidious | of an unpleasant or objectionable nature : obnoxious |
| clandestine | marked by, held in, or conducted with secrecy : surreptitious |
| unprepossessing | not tending to create a favorable impression : not prepossessing |
| sovereign | one possessing or held to possess supreme political power or sovereignty |
| plagiarize | to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own : use (another's production) without crediting the source |
| killjoy | one who spoils the pleasure of others |
| kaleidoscope | an instrument containing loose bits of colored material (such as glass or plastic) between two flat plates and two plane mirrors so placed that changes of position of the bits of material are reflected in an endless variety of patterns |
| effigy | an image or representation especially of a person |
| potential | existing in possibility : capable of development into actuality |