GRE Word List
SMIRK
to smile in a smug or condescending way
The meaning of the word smirk is to smile in a smug or condescending way.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pathological | of or relating to pathology |
| blight | a disease or injury of plants marked by the formation of lesions, withering, and death of parts (such as leaves and tubers) |
| desecrate | to violate the sanctity of : profane |
| nostalgia | a wistful or excessively sentimental yearning for return to or of some past period or irrecoverable condition |
| lull | to cause to sleep or rest : soothe |
| caricature | exaggeration by means of often ludicrous distortion of parts or characteristics |
| pittance | a small portion, amount, or allowance |
| calculated | apt |
| pestle | a usually club-shaped implement for pounding or grinding substances in a mortar see mortar illustration |
| augment | to make greater, more numerous, larger, or more intense |