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 |
|---|---|
| exasperate | to cause irritation or annoyance to |
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| effectuate | to cause or bring about (something) : to put (something) into effect or operation : effect |
| loath | unwilling to do something contrary to one's ways of thinking : reluctant |
| comeuppance | a deserved rebuke or penalty : deserts |
| artful | performed with or showing art or skill |
| invalid | not valid: |
| noxious | physically harmful or destructive to living beings |
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