GRE Word List
SUPERCILIOUS
coolly and patronizingly haughty
The meaning of the word supercilious is coolly and patronizingly haughty.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| inchoate | being only partly in existence or operation : incipient |
| quibble | to evade the point of an argument by caviling about words |
| unassuming | not assuming : modest |
| flippant | lacking proper respect or seriousness |
| dearth | scarcity that makes dear |
| chagrin | disquietude or distress of mind caused by humiliation, disappointment, or failure |
| flush | to fly away suddenly |
| defeatist | an attitude of accepting, expecting, or being resigned to defeat |
| resort | one that affords aid or refuge : resource |
| sinuous | of a serpentine or wavy form : winding |