GRE Word List
SUPERCILIOUS
coolly and patronizingly haughty
The meaning of the word supercilious is coolly and patronizingly haughty.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| hazy | made dim or cloudy by or as if by fine dust, smoke, or light vapor in the air : obscured by or as if by haze (see haze |
| cliche | a trite phrase or expression |
| eugenic | relating to or fitted for the production of good offspring |
| functional | of, connected with, or being a function |
| codicil | a legal instrument made to modify an earlier will |
| yeoman | an attendant or officer in a royal or noble household |
| cow | the mature female of cattle (genus Bos) |
| hem | a border of a cloth article doubled back and stitched down |
| covert | not openly shown, engaged in, or avowed : veiled |
| impolitic | not politic : unwise |