GRE Word List
SUPERCILIOUS
coolly and patronizingly haughty
The meaning of the word supercilious is coolly and patronizingly haughty.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| preen | to groom with the bill especially by rearranging the barbs and barbules of the feathers and by distributing oil from the uropygial gland |
| superfluous | exceeding what is sufficient or necessary : extra |
| puissant | having puissance : powerful |
| fuddle | booze |
| schism | division |
| aristocracy | government by the best individuals or by a small privileged class |
| vaporize | to convert (as by the application of heat or by spraying) into vapor |
| longevity | a long duration of individual life |
| sift | to put through a sieve |
| equilibrium | a state of intellectual or emotional balance : poise |