GRE Word List
SMUG
highly self-satisfied
The meaning of the word smug is highly self-satisfied.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| superfluous | exceeding what is sufficient or necessary : extra |
| scurrilous | using or given to coarse language |
| zest | a piece of the peel of a citrus fruit (such as an orange or lemon) used as flavoring |
| entity | being |
| vivacious | lively in temper, conduct, or spirit : sprightly |
| slink | to go or move stealthily or furtively (as in fear or shame) : steal |
| antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |
| precocious | exceptionally early in development or occurrence |
| fresco | the art of painting on freshly spread moist lime plaster with water-based pigments |
| beneficiary | a person or thing that receives help or an advantage from something : one that benefits from something |