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 |
|---|---|
| depreciate | to lower in honor or esteem |
| prize | something offered or striven for in competition or in contests of chance |
| dereliction | an intentional abandonment |
| rivet | a headed pin or bolt of metal used for uniting two or more pieces by passing the shank through a hole in each piece and then beating or pressing down the plain end so as to make a second head |
| sleek | slick |
| adulterate | to corrupt, debase, or make impure by the addition of a foreign or inferior substance or element |
| unimpeachable | not impeachable: such as |
| parasite | an organism living in, on, or with another organism in order to obtain nutrients, grow, or multiply often in a state that directly or indirectly harms the host (see host |
| treatise | a systematic exposition or argument in writing including a methodical discussion of the facts and principles involved and conclusions reached |
| corroborate | to support with evidence or authority : make more certain |