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 |
|---|---|
| swell | to expand (as in size, volume, or numbers) gradually beyond a normal or original limit |
| tepid | moderately warm : lukewarm |
| caricature | exaggeration by means of often ludicrous distortion of parts or characteristics |
| apprehend | arrest |
| ambush | to attack by surprise from a hidden place : waylay |
| knell | a stroke or sound of a bell especially when rung slowly (as for a death, funeral, or disaster) |
| verbatim | in the exact words : word for word |
| sage | one (such as a profound philosopher) distinguished for wisdom |
| vision | the act or power of seeing : sight |
| shove | to push along |