GRE Word List
SMUG
highly self-satisfied
The meaning of the word smug is highly self-satisfied.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| epicurean | of or relating to Epicurus or Epicureanism |
| margin | the part of a page or sheet outside the main body of printed or written matter |
| apothegm | a short, pithy, and instructive saying or formulation : aphorism |
| nefarious | flagrantly wicked or impious : evil |
| dissertation | an extended usually written treatment of a subject |
| conglomerate | made up of parts from various sources or of various kinds |
| quintessence | the fifth and highest element in ancient and medieval philosophy that permeates all nature and is the substance composing the celestial bodies |
| sundry | including many things of different kinds : miscellaneous |
| impel | to urge or drive forward or on by or as if by the exertion of strong moral pressure : force |
| mutilate | to cut up or alter radically so as to make imperfect |