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

WordMeaning
eschewto avoid habitually especially on moral or practical grounds : shun
effaceto eliminate or make indistinct by or as if by wearing away a surface
regimena systematic plan (as of diet, therapy, or medication) especially when designed to improve and maintain the health of a patient
badinageplayful repartee : banter
dynamogenerator
integralessential to completeness : constituent
dismemberto cut off or disjoin the limbs, members, or parts of
doteto exhibit mental decline of or like that of old age : be in one's dotage
nostalgiaa wistful or excessively sentimental yearning for return to or of some past period or irrecoverable condition
corrodeto eat away by degrees as if by gnawing