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 |
|---|---|
| wont | accustomed |
| favoritism | the showing of special favor : partiality |
| equanimity | evenness of mind especially under stress |
| nefarious | flagrantly wicked or impious : evil |
| amiable | friendly, sociable, and congenial |
| archetype | the original pattern or model of which all things of the same type are representations or copies : prototype |
| foil | to prevent from attaining an end : defeat |
| firebrand | a piece of burning wood |
| quorum | a select group |
| hypercritical | meticulously or excessively critical |