GRE Word List

SUPERCILIOUS

coolly and patronizingly haughty

The meaning of the word supercilious is coolly and patronizingly haughty.

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WordMeaning
overweeningarrogant
paramountsuperior to all others : supreme
explicitfully revealed or expressed without vagueness, implication, or ambiguity : leaving no question as to meaning or intent
hema border of a cloth article doubled back and stitched down
imperceptiblenot perceptible by a sense or by the mind : extremely slight, gradual, or subtle
recessthe action of receding : recession
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cerebralof or relating to the brain or the intellect
embellishto make beautiful with ornamentation : decorate