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 |
|---|---|
| synthetic | relating to or involving synthesis : not analytic |
| adulation | extreme or excessive admiration or flattery |
| bludgeon | a short stick that usually has one thick or loaded end and is used as a weapon |
| despot | a ruler with absolute power and authority |
| troth | loyal or pledged faithfulness : fidelity |
| vicarious | experienced or realized through imaginative or sympathetic participation in the experience of another |
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| frivolous | of little weight or importance |
| vagary | an erratic, unpredictable, or extravagant manifestation, action, or notion |