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 |
|---|---|
| pending | during |
| ballast | a heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine) |
| vulture | any of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion |
| corrugated | having corrugations |
| perspicuity | plain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation |
| frolicsome | full of gaiety : playful |
| nutritious | nourishing |
| agenda | a list or outline of things to be considered or done |
| parlance | speech |
| embroil | to throw into disorder or confusion |