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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sustain | to give support or relief to |
| appraise | to set a value on : to estimate the amount of |
| natation | the action or art of swimming |
| pharisee | a member of a Jewish sect of the intertestamental period noted for strict observance of rites and ceremonies of the written law and for insistence on the validity of their own oral traditions concerning the law |
| skeptic | an adherent or advocate of skepticism |
| causal | expressing or indicating cause : causative |
| seine | a large net with sinkers on one edge and floats on the other that hangs vertically in the water and is used to enclose and catch fish when its ends are pulled together or are drawn ashore |
| clique | a narrow exclusive circle or group of persons |
| lace | to draw together the edges of by or as if by a lace passed through eyelets |
| remit | to lay aside (a mood or disposition) partly or wholly |