GRE Word List
SWAGGER
to conduct oneself in an arrogant or superciliously pompous manner
The meaning of the word swagger is to conduct oneself in an arrogant or superciliously pompous manner.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| jaunt | a usually short journey or excursion undertaken especially for pleasure |
| litter | a covered and curtained couch provided with shafts and used for carrying a single passenger |
| badger | any of various burrowing mammals (especially Taxidea taxus and Meles meles) of the weasel family that are widely distributed in the northern hemisphere |
| predator | an organism that primarily obtains food by the killing and consuming of other organisms : an organism that lives by predation |
| vouch | to supply supporting evidence or testimony |
| shangri-la | a remote beautiful imaginary place where life approaches perfection : utopia |
| flout | to treat with contemptuous disregard : scorn |
| subsume | to include or place within something larger or more comprehensive : encompass as a subordinate or component element |
| descry | to catch sight of |
| carrion | dead and putrefying flesh |