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 |
|---|---|
| betoken | to typify beforehand : presage |
| distill | to let fall, exude, or precipitate (see precipitate |
| oculist | ophthalmologist |
| minute | the 60th part of an hour of time : 60 seconds |
| inordinate | exceeding reasonable limits : immoderate |
| abstinence | the practice of abstaining from something : the practice of not doing or having something that is wanted or enjoyable |
| sophistry | subtly deceptive reasoning or argumentation |
| trim | to remove by or as if by cutting |
| epithet | a characterizing word or phrase accompanying or occurring in place of the name of a person or thing |
| recant | to withdraw or repudiate (a statement or belief) formally and publicly : renounce |