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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| connotation | something suggested by a word or thing : implication |
| outlandish | of or relating to another country : foreign |
| emolument | the returns arising from office or employment usually in the form of compensation or perquisites |
| maleficent | working or productive of harm or evil : baleful |
| scaffold | a temporary or movable platform for workers (such as bricklayers, painters, or miners) to stand or sit on when working at a height above the floor or ground |
| mannerism | exaggerated or affected (see affected |
| compulsory | mandatory |
| cavalier | marked by or given to offhand and often disdainful (see disdain |
| militate | to have weight or effect |
| converse | to exchange thoughts and opinions in speech : talk |