GRE Word List
AFFRONT
insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect; V: insult or hurt the feelings of intentionally
The meaning of the word affront is insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect; V: insult or hurt the feelings of intentionally.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| resentment | indignation; bitterness; displeasure; V. resent: feel anger about |
| knit | contract into wrinkles; grow together; join together closely; make (a fabric or garment) by interwining yarn or thread; Ex. knit the brow; Ex. The bones should knit together in a few weeks. |
| tessellated | mosaic; inlaid; Ex. tessellated pattern |
| flagrant | conspicuously wicked, bad, or offensive; blatant; outrageous |
| hindsight | understanding the nature of an event after it has actually happened |
| fussy | fastidious; finicky; easily upset |
| internecine | mutually destructive |
| sovereignty | complete independence and self-government (of a country); supremacy of authority; power to govern |
| ceremonious | marked by formality; extremely formal and polite; CF. ceremony: conventional social courtesy |
| diurnal | daily; occurring during the daytime |
