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 |
|---|---|
| alliteration | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) |
| spartan | a native or inhabitant of ancient Sparta |
| retain | to keep in possession or use |
| vitreous | resembling glass (as in color, composition, brittleness, or luster) : glassy |
| relic | an object esteemed and venerated because of association with a saint or martyr |
| jingoist | extreme chauvinism or nationalism marked especially by a belligerent foreign policy |
| exacerbate | to make more violent, bitter, or severe |
| circlet | a little circle |
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| title | the distinguishing name of a written, printed, or filmed production |