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 |
|---|---|
| quiescent | marked by inactivity or repose : tranquilly at rest |
| defame | to harm the reputation of by communicating false statements about : to harm the reputation of by libel (see libel |
| glossary | a collection of textual glosses or of specialized terms with their meanings |
| scaffold | a temporary or movable platform for workers (such as bricklayers, painters, or miners) to stand or sit on when working at a height above the floor or ground |
| wrest | to pull, force, or move by violent wringing or twisting movements |
| cower | to shrink away or crouch especially for shelter from something that menaces, domineers, or dismays |
| dour | stern |
| suspend | to debar temporarily especially from a privilege, office, or function |
| defection | conscious abandonment of allegiance or duty (as to a person, cause, or doctrine) : desertion |
| indomitable | incapable of being subdued : unconquerable |