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 |
|---|---|
| obsessive | tending to cause obsession |
| betoken | to typify beforehand : presage |
| bigotry | obstinate or intolerant devotion to one's own opinions and prejudices : the state of mind of a bigot |
| bristling | a short stiff coarse hair or filament |
| trunk | the main stem of a tree apart from limbs and roots |
| preamble | an introductory statement |
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| imponderable | not ponderable : incapable of being weighed or evaluated with exactness |
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