GRE Word List
DEFIANCE
refusal to yield; resistance; V. defy; ADJ. defiant
The meaning of the word defiance is refusal to yield; resistance; V. defy; ADJ. defiant.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| evanescent | fleeting; vanishing; soon disappearing; V. evanesce |
| wanton | unrestrained; gratuitously cruel; willfully malicious; unchaste; sexually improper; promiscuous; Ex. wanton spending/killing; CF. having no just cause |
| chassis | framework and working parts of an automobile; framework to which components are attached |
| requisite | necessary requirement; something required; ADJ: required; necessary |
| choice | delicate; of very fine quality |
| bank | heap; piled-up mass; embankment; lateral tilting (as of an aircraft in turning); V: pile up; protect with a bank; tilt in turning |
| untoward | unexpected and adverse; unfortunate or unlucky; Ex. untoward encounter |
| purgatory | place of spiritual expiation; temporary state or place in which the souls must expiate their sins |
| uproarious | marked by commotion or uproar; very noisy (esp. with laughter); hilarious; causing loud laughter; extremely funny |
| antique | made in an earlier period and usu. valuable; N: object that was made in an earlier period and that is rare or valuable |
