GRE Word List
SMUG
highly self-satisfied
The meaning of the word smug is highly self-satisfied.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| acme | the highest point or stage |
| congruent | congruous |
| tender | marked by, responding to, or expressing the softer emotions : fond |
| masochist | a person who derives sexual gratification from being subjected to physical pain or humiliation : an individual given to masochism |
| vertex | the top of the head |
| brunt | the principal force, shock, or stress (as of an attack) |
| adjutant | a staff officer in the army, air force, or marine corps who assists the commanding officer and is responsible especially for correspondence |
| gist | essence; main point; substance |
| agnostic | a person who holds the view that any ultimate reality (such as God) is unknown and probably unknowable |
| ignoble | characterized by baseness, lowness, or meanness |