GRE Word List

SMUG

highly self-satisfied

The meaning of the word smug is highly self-satisfied.

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fulsomecharacterized by abundance : copious
shoddya reclaimed wool from materials that are not felted that is of better quality and longer staple than mungo
badgerany of various burrowing mammals (especially Taxidea taxus and Meles meles) of the weasel family that are widely distributed in the northern hemisphere
libidoinstinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity
distortto twist (see twist
cantankerousdifficult or irritating to deal with
resumptionan act or instance of resuming : recommencement
retardto delay or impede the development or progress of : to slow up especially by preventing or hindering advance or accomplishment
myopicaffected by myopia : of, relating to, or exhibiting myopia : nearsighted
inferto derive as a conclusion from facts or premises