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 |
|---|---|
| adventitious | coming from another source and not inherent or innate |
| dowdy | not neat or becoming in appearance : shabby |
| faculty | ability |
| faction | a party or group (as within a government) that is often contentious or self-seeking : clique |
| bookish | of or relating to books |
| petrify | to convert (organic matter) into stone or a substance of stony hardness by the infiltration of water and the deposition of dissolved mineral matter |
| distinction | the act of perceiving someone or something as being not the same and often treating as separate or different : the distinguishing of a difference |
| coda | a concluding musical section that is formally distinct from the main structure |
| iniquitous | characterized by iniquity |
| dutiful | filled with or motivated by a sense of duty |