GRE Word List
SUPERCILIOUS
coolly and patronizingly haughty
The meaning of the word supercilious is coolly and patronizingly haughty.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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peruse | to examine or consider with attention and in detail : study |
hone | to sharpen or smooth with a whetstone |
entree | the act or manner of entering : entrance |
phoenix | a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period |
lumber | to move ponderously |
coda | a concluding musical section that is formally distinct from the main structure |
holocaust | a sacrifice (see sacrifice |
congruent | congruous |
continence | the ability to retain a bodily discharge voluntarily |
pall | to lose strength or effectiveness |