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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| schism | division |
| detraction | a lessening of reputation or esteem especially by envious, malicious, or petty criticism : belittling |
| rig | to fit out with rigging |
| inimical | being adverse often by reason of hostility or malevolence |
| snicker | to laugh in a covert or partly suppressed manner : titter |
| ragamuffin | a ragged often disreputable person |
| fetish | an object (such as a small stone carving of an animal) believed to have magical power to protect or aid its owner |
| tarantula | any of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food |
| advocacy | the act or process of supporting a cause or proposal : the act or process of advocating (see advocate |
| surpass | to become better, greater, or stronger than : exceed |