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 |
|---|---|
| tertiary | of third rank, importance, or value |
| impartial | not partial or biased : treating or affecting all equally |
| plight | to put or give in pledge : engage |
| jug | a large deep container (as of glass, earthenware, or plastic) with a narrow mouth and a handle |
| lank | not well filled out : slender |
| rapacious | excessively grasping or covetous |
| polity | political organization |
| minutiae | a minute or minor detail |
| wholesome | promoting health or well-being of mind or spirit |
| incoherent | lacking coherence: such as |