GRE Word List
SUPERCILIOUS
coolly and patronizingly haughty
The meaning of the word supercilious is coolly and patronizingly haughty.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| legato | in a manner that is smooth and connected (as between successive tones) |
| impalpable | incapable of being felt by touch : intangible |
| facilitate | to make easier : help bring about |
| appreciate | to grasp the nature, worth, quality, or significance of |
| malefactor | one who commits an offense against the law |
| vagabond | a person who wanders from place to place without a fixed home : one leading a vagabond life |
| peccadillo | a slight offense |
| correlate | either of two things so related that one directly implies or is complementary to the other (such as husband and wife) |
| license | permission to act |
| celerity | rapidity of motion or action |