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 |
|---|---|
| wily | full of wiles : crafty |
| exhale | to rise or be given off as vapor |
| jettison | to get rid of as superfluous or encumbering : omit or forgo as part of a plan or as the result of some other decision |
| tyranny | oppressive power |
| invulnerable | incapable of being wounded, injured, or harmed |
| meager | having little flesh : thin |
| impervious | not allowing entrance or passage : impenetrable |
| prosody | the study of versification |
| penury | a cramping and oppressive lack of resources (such as money) |
| zenith | the point of the celestial sphere that is directly opposite the nadir and vertically above the observer see azimuth illustration |