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 |
|---|---|
| untenable | not able to be defended |
| venom | a toxic substance produced by some animals (such as snakes, scorpions, or bees) that is injected into prey or an enemy chiefly by biting or stinging and has an injurious or lethal effect |
| swell | to expand (as in size, volume, or numbers) gradually beyond a normal or original limit |
| protract | to prolong in time or space : continue |
| inhibit | to prohibit from doing something |
| brave | having or showing mental or moral strength to face danger, fear, or difficulty : having or showing courage |
| rolling | (of land) rising and falling in long gentle slopes; happening continuously by stages; Ex. rolling devolution of power to local governments |
| aspirant | one who aspires |
| glower | to look or stare with sullen annoyance or anger |
| entity | being |