GRE Word List
SUPERCILIOUS
coolly and patronizingly haughty
The meaning of the word supercilious is coolly and patronizingly haughty.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| painstaking | taking pains : expending, showing, or involving diligent care and effort |
| vacuous | emptied of or lacking content |
| decelerate | to reduce the speed of : slow down |
| stupefy | to make stupid, groggy, or insensible |
| impotent | not potent : lacking in power, strength, or vigor : helpless |
| arboreal | of, relating to, or resembling a tree |
| frisk | to search (a person) for something (such as a concealed weapon) by running the hand rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets |
| patrician | a member of one of the original citizen families of ancient Rome |
| dilate | to become enlarged or widened |
| delta | the 4th letter of the Greek alphabet see Alphabet Table |