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 |
|---|---|
| synthetic | relating to or involving synthesis : not analytic |
| fulcrum | prop |
| pellucid | admitting maximum passage of light without diffusion or distortion |
| herpetologist | a branch of zoology dealing with reptiles and amphibians |
| mincing | affectedly dainty or delicate |
| repose | a state of resting after exertion or strain |
| clip | encompass |
| frisk | to search (a person) for something (such as a concealed weapon) by running the hand rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets |
| staid | marked by settled sedateness and often prim self-restraint : sober |
| usurp | to seize and hold (office, place, functions, powers, etc.) in possession by force or without right |