GRE Word List

DEFIANCE

the act or an instance of defying : challenge

The meaning of the word defiance is the act or an instance of defying : challenge.

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WordMeaning
gibberishunintelligible or meaningless language:
persevereto persist in a state, enterprise, or undertaking in spite of counterinfluences, opposition, or discouragement
unprepossessingnot tending to create a favorable impression : not prepossessing
monarchyundivided rule or absolute sovereignty by a single person
surmountto prevail over : overcome
coteriean intimate and often exclusive group of persons with a unifying common interest or purpose
vacillateto waver in mind, will, or feeling : hesitate in choice of opinions or courses
metricalof, relating to, or composed in meter
decrepitwasted and weakened by or as if by the infirmities of old age
indecisiona wavering between two or more possible courses of action : irresolution