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 |
|---|---|
| encompass | include |
| stickler | one who insists on exactness or completeness in the observance of something |
| pedagogue | teacher |
| enterprising | marked by an independent energetic spirit and by readiness to act |
| deport | to send out of the country by legal deportation |
| braid | to make from braids |
| neophyte | a new convert : proselyte |
| desecrate | to violate the sanctity of : profane |
| fleet | a number of warships under a single command |
| inerrancy | exemption from error : infallibility |