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 |
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| servitude | a condition in which one lacks liberty especially to determine one's course of action or way of life |
| prance | to spring from the hind legs or move by so doing |
| notable | worthy of note : remarkable |
| ponderous | of very great weight |
| heinous | hatefully or shockingly evil : abominable |
| impair | to diminish in function, ability, or quality : to weaken or make worse |
| wangle | to resort to trickery or devious methods |
| defiance | the act or an instance of defying : challenge |
| lounge | to act or move idly or lazily : loaf |
| deface | to mar the appearance of : injure by effacing significant details |