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 |
|---|---|
| licentious | lacking legal or moral restraints |
| temerity | unreasonable or foolhardy contempt of danger or opposition : rashness |
| encompass | include |
| tact | a keen sense of what to do or say in order to maintain good relations with others or avoid offense |
| redundant | exceeding what is necessary or normal : superfluous |
| boisterous | noisily turbulent : rowdy |
| dexterous | mentally adroit and skillful : clever |
| scabbard | a sheath for a sword, dagger, or bayonet |
| ingratiate | to gain favor or favorable acceptance for by deliberate effort |
| restraint | an act of restraining : the state of being restrained |