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 |
|---|---|
| headstrong | not easily restrained : impatient of control, advice, or suggestions |
| peripatetic | a follower of Aristotle or adherent of Aristotelianism |
| despoil | to strip of belongings, possessions, or value : pillage |
| graze | to feed on growing herbage, attached algae, or phytoplankton |
| vortex | something that resembles a whirlpool |
| stump | the basal portion of a bodily part remaining after the rest is removed |
| zephyr | a breeze from the west |
| discriminate | to mark or perceive the distinguishing or peculiar features of |
| hyperbole | extravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones") |
| ostracize | to exile by ostracism |