GRE Word List
SMIRK
conceited smile; offensively self-satisfied smile (often at someone else's misfortune); V.
The meaning of the word smirk is conceited smile; offensively self-satisfied smile (often at someone else's misfortune); V..
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| contingent | dependent on something uncertain or in the future; conditional; happening by chance; accidental; N: a group of soldiers, ships to a larger force; CF. contingency: future event that may or may not occur; possibility; Ex. prepare for every contingency |
| arch- | chief; first; Ex. archbishop |
| immobility | state of being immovable |
| schism | division into factions (esp. within a religious body); split |
| bicameral | two-chambered as a legislative body |
| solecism | nonstandard grammatical construction; construction that is flagrantly incorrect grammatically; violation of social etiquette |
| recidivism | habitual return to crime (even after being punished); N. recidivist |
| eclectic | selective; composed of elements drawn from disparate sources; selecting individual elements from a variety of sources; N. eclecticism |
| fortuitous | accidental; by chance; N. fortuity |
| smattering | slight knowledge; small scattered number or amount; Ex. smattering of German |