GRE Word List
AFFRONT
to insult especially to the face by behavior or language
The meaning of the word affront is to insult especially to the face by behavior or language.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| timidity | lacking in courage or self-confidence |
| wince | to shrink back involuntarily (as from pain) : flinch |
| entice | to attract artfully or adroitly or by arousing hope or desire : tempt |
| revulsion | a strong pulling or drawing away : withdrawal |
| sway | the action or an instance of swaying or of being swayed : an oscillating, fluctuating, or sweeping motion |
| serrated | notched or toothed on the edge |
| spare | not being used |
| incantation | a use of spells or verbal charms spoken or sung as a part of a ritual of magic |
| commemorative | intended as a commemoration |
| reprove | to scold or correct usually gently or with kindly intent |