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 |
|---|---|
| credential | warranting credit or confidence |
| emasculate | to deprive of strength, vigor, or spirit : weaken |
| nepotism | favoritism (as in appointment to a job) based on kinship |
| reverberate | reflect |
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| arid | excessively dry |
| prolong | to lengthen in time : continue |
| chicanery | deception by artful subterfuge or sophistry : trickery |
| balm | a balsamic (see balsamic |
| functional | of, connected with, or being a function |