GRE Word List
SUPERCILIOUS
coolly and patronizingly haughty
The meaning of the word supercilious is coolly and patronizingly haughty.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| elicit | to call forth or draw out (something, such as information or a response) |
| influx | a coming in |
| vain | having or showing undue or excessive pride in one's appearance or achievements : conceited |
| quadruped | an animal having four feet |
| furtive | done in a quiet and secretive way to avoid being noticed : surreptitious |
| underhand | in a clandestine manner |
| cohesion | the act or state of sticking together tightly |
| blighted | affected with blight (see blight |
| accretion | the process of growth or enlargement by a gradual buildup: such as |
| simulate | to give or assume the appearance or effect of often with the intent to deceive : imitate |