GRE Word List

SMUG

highly self-satisfied

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

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subjugateto bring under control and governance as a subject : conquer
diversediffering from one another : unlike
earnto receive as return for effort and especially for work done or services rendered
scurvya disease caused by a lack of vitamin C and characterized by spongy gums, loosening of the teeth, and a bleeding into the skin and mucous membranes
deviouswandering
prerogativean exclusive or special right, power, or privilege: such as
galleya ship or boat propelled solely or chiefly by oars: such as
shangri-laa remote beautiful imaginary place where life approaches perfection : utopia
staminathe bodily or mental capacity to sustain a prolonged stressful effort or activity : endurance
sheafa quantity of the stalks and ears of a cereal grass or sometimes other plant material bound together