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 |
|---|---|
| drudge | to do hard, menial, or monotonous work |
| supple | compliant often to the point of obsequiousness |
| insinuate | to impart or suggest in an artful or indirect way : imply |
| defect | an imperfection or abnormality that impairs quality, function, or utility : shortcoming |
| stockade | a line of stout posts set firmly to form a defense |
| inveigh | to protest or complain bitterly or vehemently : rail |
| correlate | either of two things so related that one directly implies or is complementary to the other (such as husband and wife) |
| cursory | rapidly and often superficially performed or produced : hasty |
| incarnation | the act of incarnating : the state of being incarnate |
| rolling | (of land) rising and falling in long gentle slopes; happening continuously by stages; Ex. rolling devolution of power to local governments |