GRE Word List
SUPERCILIOUS
coolly and patronizingly haughty
The meaning of the word supercilious is coolly and patronizingly haughty.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| peruse | to examine or consider with attention and in detail : study |
| hone | to sharpen or smooth with a whetstone |
| entree | the act or manner of entering : entrance |
| phoenix | a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period |
| lumber | to move ponderously |
| coda | a concluding musical section that is formally distinct from the main structure |
| holocaust | a sacrifice (see sacrifice |
| congruent | congruous |
| continence | the ability to retain a bodily discharge voluntarily |
| pall | to lose strength or effectiveness |