GRE Word List
SMUG
highly self-satisfied
The meaning of the word smug is highly self-satisfied.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| chassis | the supporting frame of a structure (such as an automobile or television) |
| inherent | involved in the constitution or essential character of something : belonging by nature or habit : intrinsic |
| laggard | lagging or tending to lag : slow especially compared to others of the same kind |
| concatenate | linked together |
| compassion | sympathetic consciousness of others' distress together with a desire to alleviate it |
| upbraid | to criticize severely : find fault with |
| throttle | to compress the throat of : choke |
| poultice | a soft usually heated and sometimes medicated mass spread on cloth and applied to sores or other lesions |
| lopsided | leaning to one side |
| lurk | to lie in wait in a place of concealment especially for an evil purpose |