GRE Word List
SUPERCILIOUS
coolly and patronizingly haughty
The meaning of the word supercilious is coolly and patronizingly haughty.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| secular | of or relating to the worldly or temporal |
| trigger | a piece (such as a lever) connected with a catch or detent as a means of releasing it |
| demotic | of, relating to, or written in a simplified form of the ancient Egyptian hieratic writing |
| annul | to declare or make legally invalid or void |
| unguent | a soothing or healing salve : ointment |
| patrician | a member of one of the original citizen families of ancient Rome |
| rational | having reason or understanding |
| exemplify | to show or illustrate by example |
| quibble | to evade the point of an argument by caviling about words |
| pivotal | of, relating to, or constituting a pivot |